Sam Earl English

ENGLISH, Sam Earl, 88, of Mechanicsville, passed away on July 12, 2007. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Eulann Dominici English; one daughter, Billie Vaughan and her husband, John, of Woodland, N.C.; three sons, Dr. Sam E. English II of Glen Allen, John R. English and his wife, Martha, of Mechanicsville, Richard E. English of Glen Allen; two daughters-in-law, Linda N. English and Mary Jane English; a sister, Maedell Fuller of Keene, N.H.; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam English and Gertrude Drew English Williams; and brothers, William English and Donald Williams. Mr. English was a veteran of World War II and a member of Chamberlayne Baptist Church. He spent his entire career associated with the boiler industry, beginning in 1938 as a boilermaker at the shipyards in Norfolk. In 1963, he founded Sam English, Inc., a mechanical construction company specializing in the repair and erection of boilers and pressure vessels. In 1991, he and his sons established English Boiler and Tube, Inc. to design and fabricate package boilers under their own label. At the time of his death, he was President of English Boiler and Tube, Inc. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Road. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 14, at Chamberlayne Baptist Church. Entombment in Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Chamberlayne Baptist Church Endowment Fund.