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Media, Pennsylvania
Jun 29, 1940 – Jul 17, 2013 (Age 73)
Dr. Samuel Ferrante, 73, of Media, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2013, surrounded by family.Born and raised in Chester, 'Sam', as he was known to his family and friends, was a graduate of Chester High School (1958), West Chester University, Villanova University, and Temple University, where...
Read MoreSam was a great friend in High School!
Bill Armstrong
July 16, 2025 | Wilmington, DE | Classmate
I still think of you often,Sam, with admiration and gratitude. My prayers for you are that you are enjoying a peaceful and happy rewarding time for the many good things you did for so many people.
Meg Wendel
July 16, 2019 | Glen Mills, PA | Coworker
Carmen, God bless you and your family.
Deac
Deac Allen
July 27, 2013 | Media, PA
Thank you Sam for the advice you gave about teaching: advice which served me well through 38 years of high school teaching. I passed your wisdom on to quite a few younger teachers at Henderson. You were genuinely interested in the future of public education even as early as age 25 in our junior English class. Much remembered. Tom Cosgrove
Tom Cosgrove
July 26, 2013 | West Chester, PA
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
July 26, 2013
I am so sorry to hear of Dr. Ferrante's passing. As a student of his at Media High School, I fell in love with English and consequently had a 40 year career teaching it.
Marie Mc Neal Ricketts
July 26, 2013 | Cochranville, PA
I was saddened by the news of Sam's passing. He was one of my favorites at Chi. I considered him to be a friend as well as my mentor. I fondly remember our many talks on the "hill" when I worked with him in the late '90's. I will miss him. May he rest in peace.
Meredith Denovan
July 25, 2013 | Newtown Square, PA
Frannie, Sammy, Carmen, & Karen,
I'm so sorry to hear you lost Sam. He was so well loved and respected by so many. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Patty Patchett-Krop
July 24, 2013 | Upper Chichester, PA
Dr. Ferrante was a wonderful man and a great educator. i am only one of many whom he helped. May God bless his family with the peace that wonderful memories bring.
Meg Wendel
July 23, 2013 | Glen Mills, PA
