Samuel Singleton

Samuel Preston Singleton, of Cedar Park, Texas passed away January 3, 2024 at the age of 24. He is survived by his father Preston and mother Shannon: his brothers Parker and Jack, and sister Macy: his grandparents, William and Brenda Dunford, Keith Singleton, and Verlene Heath: his cousins Charlie, Andrew, Michael, and Madeline Dunford, Taylar Caraway, and Tanner Pulice: his aunts and uncles Dean and Michelle Dunford, Scott and Tiffany Pulice, and Parker and Danyale Singleton: also many other friends and family members that loved him. Sam is preceded in death by his cousin Elizabeth Grace Dunford.
Sam was born June 25, 1999 in Covington, Louisiana. His name Samuel came from a great-grandfather on his father's side of the family, in addition to several earlier on great-grandfathers in the family named Samuel. At two years old, Sam first moved to Austin, Texas and then about six months later, to Cedar Park, Texas. Sam went all the way from kindergarten through high school in the same school system, progressing through Deer Creek Elementary, Cedar Park Middle School, and finally Cedar Park High School.
In elementary and middle school Sam played in the flag football leagues for several seasons, and in middle school also played on the school football team and ran track. In High School, Sam ran on the Cross County team during his freshman through junior years and was a solid runner on the team. After high school Sam started college at Blinn College.
Never wanting to sit still for too long though, or potentially work at a desk one day, Sam decided to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather Bill, and his uncle DJ and work as a seaman on commercial ships and boats and attended maritime training school in Alabama in 2019. After that Sam worked for Edison Chouest Offshore in 2019 on tugboats and supply boats in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2020 though, the pandemic changed the dynamics of the job significantly and Sam decided to come back to Austin for a while wait the pandemic out. After that Sam explored and pursued various interests.
Sam enjoyed creative tasks like drawing and also loved spending time outdoors, running, working out, and going to the beach. He liked spending time hanging out with friends, going to music festivals, and really enjoyed a good meal.
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