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Samuel Jacob Spiese
1978 - 2018
Samuel Jacob Spiese
1978 - 2018
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BORN
1978
DIED
2018
Samuel Spiese Obituary
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Joseph Schafer
April 1, 2021
Jay you are truly missed by all your family and friends. Rest in peace Bucktail.
April 13, 2018
Sam and Nancy,
So very sorry for your loss. Your family will be in my prayers.
Pat Keintz
April 12, 2018
Taught with Jay at Smithsburg High school. One of the most well read people I have known. We had many good talks about politics, religion,teaching. Jay was one of the few people I have met who I consider a true free thinker. I will miss him.
Joe Lane
Misty and Mason Stull
April 12, 2018
Thoughts and Prayers to the Family. Grateful my son was able to be influenced by this great man as his history teacher for 2 years. He had a great impact in his life and he will cherish his memories.
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April 12, 2018
Pat Bowers and I just heard about your loss. Pat heard it at a bible class and called me. My sincerest condolences. If there is anything that we can do, please reach out.
Chris Roland (your Maine friend)
Joe Schafer
April 11, 2018
I'm so sorry for your lose. Jay was a great guy and he was a great joy to many. I send my prayers to the entire family. I know he will be greatly missed.
Sara Hahn
April 10, 2018
So sorry for your loss. I saw Jay almost every morning when he was dropping Mairead off at daycare. He was always so nice. My daughter Madalyn and Mairead became good friends at the daycare.
Linda Marshall
April 10, 2018
I remember Jay as one of our work study students at the civil war institute at Gettysburg College. He surely was a wonderful and memorable young man. I loved hearing him when he performed with the Warrior Poets. Jay took me on a ghost tour on campus one night , one I had given many times myself, he was such a good story teller that he gave me goose bumps. I think of him often and will miss him dearly.
Joanne Clark Butcher
April 10, 2018
Prayers for the entire Spiese family
Montiel
April 9, 2018
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Mr. Spiese will be missed by all of his friends and students at Smithsburg High School.
Stephanie Hnatuick Frazee
April 9, 2018
Dear Kelly, Sam, Owen, Kieran, Meraid, and the rest of the Spiese family, extended and friends. I am so very sorry for your loss. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. May the Lord watch over you as you grieve and be your strength in your darkest hours.
Jennifer R.
April 9, 2018
While I am not closely acquainted with Jay, I did know him from high school. He was a few grades ahead of me, but I did recall him just by reading the name. It was by coincidence that I was on this page and came across the obituary. I am very sorry to hear of the loss. Many prayers.
Penny Sites
April 8, 2018
I am so sorry for your loss! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!
Penny Sites
April 8, 2018
I am so sorry for your loss! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!
April 8, 2018
So sorry to hear of your tragic loss. Peace.
Joanne Alfano and Jerry Roventini
Lakeland, Florida
Ann Shaffer
April 7, 2018
So very sorry for your loss
Kim Hutzel
April 7, 2018
The WCPS Social Studies community sends its deepest thoughts and prayers to Mr. Spiese's family and school community.
April 7, 2018
Sam and Nancy, so sorry to read this. May your fond memories bring you peace during this hard time of loss. Sincerely, Candy Garver
Jamie Razga
April 7, 2018
Dear Sam, Nancy, Kelly, Sarah, Christopher and families, There are no words to comfort you at this horrible time, but please know you are loved and in our prayers. Jay has always held a special place in our hearts. The world has lost a great man. We can only hope that your love and memories of Jay will sustain you through the pain of loss. -----Love, Brian and Jamie
April Bishop
April 7, 2018
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this very difficult time. May you find comfort in all the happy memories. Mr. Spiese will be missed by his students and teacher colleagues. With sympathy.
Claudine Helman
April 7, 2018
Hi we are so sorry for your loss you of your husband you have our sympathy
You are in our thoughts and prayers peace love Clyde and Becky Claudine helman
Steve & Jane Sentz
April 7, 2018
To the Spiese Family, there are no words to comfort you all at this most difficult time. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family. May you find some peace in knowing that Jay was a wonderful son, brother, husband and father. May all the memories you shared bring you comfort at this time and in the days ahead.
Joe & Vickie Renda
April 7, 2018
Nancy, Sam and Family. Prayers for all of you. How blessed you were to have such a wonderful son. He was an inspiration to our girls along with countless others.
Lorraine Brady Downie
April 7, 2018
To the Spiese family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at the time, May your memories bring you comfort in the times ahead. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. And let the perpetual light shine upon him. And may the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
John Orendorff
April 7, 2018
To the Spiese family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult and sad time.
Pat Golembewski
April 6, 2018
Always the precocious one--I remember Jay as a toddler walking around with books he wanted read to him and how he always corrected my pronunciation of dinosaur names.
Diana & Kyleigh Flook
April 6, 2018
My daughter had Mr. Spiese for her 6th grade teacher. She had to get used to his way of teaching inserting humor lol. After she did he became one of her favorite teachers ever! She did not like social studies until he sparked her interest. She continued to visit him even after he was no longer her teacher until she left middle school. He was a special teacher
Jon Clark
April 6, 2018
I'm so sorry to hear about this tragic event. My thoughts and prayers are with Kelly and the children. Please reach out if you need anything.
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