Sam was the fifth of six children, he has 4 brothers and 1 sister, through marriage he added two more sisters. His greatest love was music. He loved playing his guitar. He loved going on adventures with his best friends. When he loved, he loved with his whole heart. We will miss his larger-than-life presence, his stomping around the house, his ridiculous sense of humor, his constant renaming of the cats, his stubbornness, his observations, his affectionateness and his thoughtfulness. He had big plans to be a rock star. He was growing his hair long; he was getting his braces off in a couple of weeks. He had a girlfriend. He was the happiest he had been in a long time. He will be missed more than he will ever have the chance to know, by me and Patty, his mom, Peter 3, Sarah, John, Martin, Ted, Lauren and Sophia, his Aunts and Uncles, his cousins, his friends, his church family, by everyone else his life touched. Though he is gone we will always know him by the place that now lies empty in all of our hearts. Love you forever Sam.

Friends and family are invited to a Funeral Service celebrating Sam's life on Sunday, April 30 ^th at 4:00 p.m. in Christ Presbyterian Church, 135 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06510. Burial will take place in Centerville Cemetery, Washington Ave., Hamden on Monday morning at 9:30 a.m.  BEECHER & BENNETT FUNERAL HOME, 2300 Whitney Ave, Hamden in care of arrangements.