MARCELLINO, Samuel Samuel E. Marcellino, Jr., passed away on July 6, 2021, at the age of 83. Sam was born on May 31, 1938, in Boston, Massachusetts to Samuel and Katherine Marcellino. Sam was a self-described drifter, but to friends and family he was a Renaissance man. After graduating from Milton Academy, and a brief stint at Trinity College, Sam enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served as a translator. After the military he graduated from the University of Massachusetts, going on to obtain his Masters in English Literature from Harvard University, and his Juris Doctor from Boston College. Sam met his wife, Lynn, at Harvard and they married on June 11, 1973. They were happily married for 41 years until her passing in 2014. They adopted their son in 1987 and shortly after opened a health food store to spend more time together as a family. Their plan worked, as he and his wife never missed one of their son's games, concerts, or school events. Ultimately, Sam and his family moved to Columbus, Ohio for work. While he may have physically been in Ohio, he never forgot his Boston roots, proudly displaying his 'BOSOX' license plate on his vehicles. In his free time Sam loved to read, listen to music, watch the Red Sox, and loved spending time with his family. To cap off a full life, Sam was ecstatic to meet his granddaughter for the first time just several days before his passing. To say that he lived a full life is an understatement. All that knew him would agree, there will never be another like him. Sam is survived by his son, Samuel E. Marcellino, III (Brittany); his granddaughter, Francesca; his sister, Lora Sheptyck (David); half-brother, Thomas (Rocell) Marcellino; nieces, Eliza and Amelia; among many other loved friends and family. He was predeceased by his wife, Lynn; his parents, Samuel & Katherine; his stepmother, Vivian; and his sisters, Katherine Duggan, Donna Marcellino; and stepsister, Jan Smith. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions be made in Sam's memory to he and Lynn's favorite charity, the Mid-Ohio Food Collective, 2960 Brookham Dr., Grove City, OH 43123 www.midohiofoodbank.org A private memorial will be held for friends and family in the coming weeks. To share a memory or condolence, please visit www.schoedinger.com

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Published by Boston Globe from Jul. 14 to Jul. 16, 2021.

Memories and Condolences
for SAMUEL MARCELLINO

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George Silvestri

November 14, 2024

Sam was one of my professors at Suffolk Law School in Boston in the 1980s. He taught a clinical program where students could argue cases in court under his supervision. Ours was the housing program where we represented indigent tenants in Boston Housing Court. He told us that it was impossible to screw up because the Housing Code read like it was written by a pissed off tenant. Nevertheless, up against experienced lawyers we still found a way to step in it from time to time and Sam had a great time telling us how. I learned a lot from him. I'm recently retired after a 36 year career practicing law and he made a meaningful contribution to my development as a lawyer. He was a good man and I wasn't alone in considering him a friend after the class ended. My condolences to his family.

Sarina L Piergrossi, Pleasanton CA

July 16, 2021

Dear Samuel III.....I think we met perhaps, when you were just a baby. I am your dad's cousin, Sarina. My mother, Sadie, and your grandfather, Sam, were siblings. Although, as adults, our times together were very few and far between, my memories of your dad always make me smile. The obituary was right on, Sammy was a special "one of a kind". The memories I have are mostly of us as kids, we in CT and the two Marcellino families in Milton. Summer visits were always a treat, and they went both ways, a week in CT or MA. It was such a big raucous family with your dad's family and Uncle Bill's family whenever we were all togther...it was wonderful, and they are wonderful memories!
I am so sorry for your loss of your dad, and more so, that Francesca won't know him. I'm sure it was lovely for him to have that brief meeting with her. You and Brittany will be in my thoughts and prayers as you make your way through this difficult time.
Sending you love and hugs,
Sarina xox

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