Sam's Story

 as told by ShareaCard friend and daughter, LuAnn

Meet my Dad, Samuel B.  He and my Mother celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Dec.6, 2011 and Dad celebrated his 90th birthday on Dec. 9,2011.  Theirs is truly a love story. They met when Dad moved in next door to Mother and it was love at first site.  

Dad was an electrician in the U.S. Navy and served in the South Pacific.  Together they raised four daughters.  They have weathered many a storm together and are just as in love today as the day they met.  

Two years ago Dad was diagnosed with many blockages in is heart including the aortic valve, but because of his age he and his Lord Jesus Christ decided to  it was not a good idea to have the surgery.

  He has been doing great until 2 weeks ago. He developed pneumonia and was admitted to the hospital  the next day, Jan. 24, one month after Mom came home from the hospital from having a heart attack, he had a heart attack.  He was in ICU for several days.  Right now his heart is out of rhythm  and it is very risky to do any surgery or to shock it back in to rhythm. 

Dad loved to hunt and fish in his earlier years. He loves his family, he has 8 Grandchildren and 8 Great Grandchildren.  He very much loves and misses going to church.  We are bringing him home today and pray that God gives us strength to help our parents a little while longer.   
 

So in love after all those years!

Daughter and ShareaCard friend, LuAnn