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Sam Samson Obituary

Sam Samson, 63, died at 7:50 p.m. Saturday, June 5, 2004, at his home. He was the husband of Barbara (Allen) Samson to whom he married 22 years ago on December 5, 1981. His viewing will be held Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at The Diehl Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Inc., 87 South Main Street, Mt. Wolf. Funeral Services and Burial will be private. Mr. Samson was born December 4, 1940, in Detroit, Mich. He was the son of the late Andrew and Loriane (Pullen) Samson. He retired from the United States Navy in 1981 after 23 years of service. He also retired from N.U.S. Corporation in 1991 and also worked as a bus driver for F&S Transportation in Mt. Wolf. He was a member of the Eberts Lane V.F.W. Post 556; Pleasureville American Legion Post 799 and the York Moose Lodge #148. In addition to his wife, Mr. Samson is survived by two sons, Albert Blaker of Mount Wolf and Andy W. Samson of South Carolina; two daughters, Vel J. Samson of Maine and Pamela K. Blaker of Florida; three grandchildren; two sisters, Marguerite Faria of Pleasant Hill, Calif. and Audrey L. Osburn of Grass Valley, Calif. The family requests that FLOWERS BE OMITTED and send contributions to the SPCA, 66 Big Mount Road, Thomasville, PA 17364.

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Published by York Daily Record on Jun. 7, 2004.

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jeremy gundy jr

June 20, 2004

Sam i will miss you and miss the high fives every morning i am sad that you arent with us anymore but your are in a happier place now you were the best bus driver i ever had

jess

June 10, 2004

sam was my bus driver since i was 7 years old, he was always a sweet man and every day when i got on the bus the expected "mornin'" and "see ya tomorow" never failed. he was a very nice man. every now and then he would crack a joke to those of us on the bus, he was a dedicated, happy guy. he knew every one of us by name. we'll miss him

Jon Asmund

June 9, 2004

He was always Dad to me. Dad was a great guy and he is missed. I wish I saw more of him over the years.

Jillanna landspurg

June 7, 2004

I will never forget you, you were a great step-dad.

Velvette samson

June 7, 2004

Memories of my dad---He called me Sweetie pie, loved to cook pork fried rice, never without his m&m peanuts, he looked so good wearing his country western shirts, we would watch wheel of fortune together, he enjoyed his cross word puzzles.

I was daddys little girl.

Andrew W Samson 111

June 7, 2004

My dad was like Superman to me.

elisabeth spinney

June 7, 2004

Harlow and I though the world of Sam, he was a good father to our grandchildren and a friend to us.

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