SAMUEL G. "SAM" HOUSTON

HOUSTON
SAMUEL G. "SAM"
Age 77, of Peters Twp., passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014, at Country Meadows Connections Memory Support Unit after a 13-year battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was born December 27, 1936, in Monongahela, son of the late Alexander and Rebecca (Brooks) Houston. Sam was a steamfitter by trade, working out of Local 354 in Youngwood, PA. Sam was an avid outdoorsman, whose love of nature truly defined him. He spent 20 years as a Deputy with the Pennsylvania Game Commission. He loved hunting with his lab and companion, Chance, trapping in Pennsylvania and Maine, and fishing anywhere there was water. Sam loved spending time in Maine with his wife, Elly, and their dogs, Peck, Ty and Chance. Surviving are his wife of 26 years, Eleanor Houston; two sons, Michael (Arzu) Rudar and Erik Rudar; a daughter, Heather Rudar; a sister, Dorla (the late David) Lusk; and a grandson, Jet Rudar, who he adored. Also surviving are his children, Edward Houston, Rebecca Mealy, Samuel R. "Bobby" Houston and Sherri Houston; a sister and brother-in-law, Ann and Gale Lorenzi; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, deceased is a brother, Jack "Piney" Houston. Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday in BEINHAUER FUNERAL HOME, 2828 Washington Rd., McMurray (724-941-3211), where a Service to celebrate Sam's life will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Memorial gifts may be made to GENTIVA Hospice, 190 Bilmar Drive, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 or The Pennsylvania Game Commission, Dept. MS, 2001 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797. Please add tributes at:
www.beinhauer.com
Send condolences at post-gazette.com/gb