Samuel C. Daines

Samuel C. Daines

Samuel Daines Obituary

Published by McLaren’s Resthaven Chapel & Mortuary & Resthaven Cemetery on Aug. 18, 2019.
Samuel passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019. Sam was a graduate of the Mayo Clinic School of Anesthesia for Registered Nurses, and received a direct commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army in October 1966. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at McLaren's Chapel, 801 19th Street, West Des Moines, IA 50265. Interment, with full military honors, will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, 34024 Veterans Memorial Drive, Adel, IA 50003.

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Jay Crutchfield MD FACS

December 20, 2021

One of the highlights of my residency training was working with Sam. We shared many laughs. He was a good friend, mentor, and treated the veterans always with kindness. Godspeed, Sam. You are missed.

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