Sam was born May 1933 in the Bronx, NY. He was a graduate of St Francis of Rome Grammar School and Samuel Gompers HS.
Sam and his wife Gertrude have been happily married since June 1954.
He is survived by wife Gertrude, sisters, Muriel Koerber and Barbara Scholl, sons, Daniel and John, daughter-in-laws, Theresa and Kim
and grandchildren, Daniel, Christopher, Mary and Samantha all of whom he loved very much.
After forty years of service, Sam retired from Con Edison of NY where he worked as a mechanic and UG splicer. He finished as a emergency
dispatcher for the two hour board.
Sam and Gert moved from Yonkers, NY to Vero Beach, Florida where they have been residents for the past sixteen years.
Sam has been President of the Vero Palms Social Association. He was a third degree Knight of Columbus. Also, he was a coach/sports director
with the Henry S. Richards Youth Club in Yonkers. His favorite hobby was fishing.
A memorial mass will be held later this fall at Saint John of the Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach.
Arrangements are under the direction of Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home Crematory in Vero Beach. Condolences may be sent at www.coxgiffordseawinds.com