Samuel B. Webb

Palm Beach - Samuel Blatchley Webb, Jr. died peacefully on his 85th birthday, January 7, 2024. He was a resident of Palm Beach, FL. Sam was born in New York City to Samuel B. and Elizabeth Johnson Webb. His paternal grandparents were J. Watson and Electra Havemeyer Webb and his maternal grandparents were Ford and Elizabeth Johnson. Sam attended the Buckley School and then Groton School (1957). He graduated from Yale University (1961) before earning his Masters in Public Health from Yale Medical School (1963). Upon his honorary discharge from the United States Public Health Service Commission, Sam earned his PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles (1970). During his career, Sam served as a tenured professor at Yale and Director of the Yale Program in Hospital Management. He also served as Assistant to the President at the University of Vermont. For many years, Sam was a Board member and then President of both the Kingsley Trust Association in New Haven, CT, and the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, VT. He was also a Board member at Groton School, and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, WY. Sam is survived by his wife of 37 years, Marshall, his sons: S. Watson, Edward W. (Catherine), William V. (Sarah), and his daughter, M. Samantha H. (Michael). He is also survived by his eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.