Samuel Rea Jewell

Abiquiu - Samuel Rea Jewell (November 19, 1937- March 4, 2024) a longtime resident of Abiquiu, NM, died peacefully at home on March 4, 2024. Born to Anne Rea and Pliny Jewell Jr. on November 19, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts., Sam grew up in Concord, MA and attended Fenn School, Milton Academy, ('55) and Harvard College ('61), with a two-year stint serving in the US Marine Corps.

Sam met Sheila Balding in March 1962; they married in June 1962 and to Loveland, CO with Sabrina, their first born. In 1965 Jennifer, their second daughter arrived. In May of 1972, Sam earned not only his PhD in Wildlife Biology from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, but also welcomed a third daughter, Flora. After a short time at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, the Jewells settled back in Colorado on Lookout Mountain. During their many years in Colorado, Sam used his degrees in Wildlife Biology and Solar Engineering as a land restoration advocate, a State of Colorado Water Board Commissioner, and as an unflagging activist to understand and mitigate the impacts of pine beetle damage in Colorado.

Sam and Sheila retired to Beaufort, SC in 1990 where they were both involved in the community, including building the second Planned Parenthood in South Carolina, and involvement with the local arts community, the Medical University of South Carolina, and coastal conservation.

After Sheila's passing in 1998, Sam met Isabel Ewing and they were married in May 1999. In 2002 they relocated to Abiquiu, NM, and established a small farm ("La Joya de Chama ") along the Chama River. In Santa Fe and Abiquiu, NM, Sam and Isabel were active supporters of the Santa Fe Opera, the Boys and Girls Clubs Del Norte, the New Mexico Democratic Party, among other community endeavors, and Sam worked tirelessly to build and support the Abiquiu Volunteer Fire Department.

Sam is survived by his wife Isabel Ewing Jewell, daughters Sabrina Jewell (Kirk Bogard), Jennifer Jewell (John Whittlesey), Flora Jewell-Stern (Eric Stern), grandchildren, Madison Jewell Bogard, Wesley Jewell Bogard (Sarah Staton Bogard), Delaney Jewell Simchuk, Flannery Jewell Simchuk, Sheila Jewell Stern, William Jewell Stern, his siblings Diana Jewell Bingham and Pliny Jewell III., as well as many nieces and nephews.

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