MSGT(Ret) Samuel Walter King, pass away 19 March 2019 at the age of 89. He was a twenty year veteran of the Navy, Air Force and Vietnam War. Sam King was born on 5th November in Oakland, California to Charles and Mary King.
After graduating from Santa Cruz High, he joined the armed forces and was assigned and traveled to various duty stations and was awarded numerous commendations during his military career. After retiring he returned to Santa Cruz to further his education at Cabrillo College. He worked at Spagnola's, repairing televisions until he landed his dream job of thirty years at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and retired for a second time. Sam King was a patient and fun-loving father.
He is preceded in death by his wife and high school sweetheart of sixty-two years, Marjorie Haynie.
He is survived by his sons, David and Daniel; his daughter, Sarah; sisters, Mary and Fenneri; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel on Saturday March 30th at 11:00 am.
Interment will be at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery on April 3rd at 1:00 pm.
Published in Santa Cruz Sentinel on March 26, 2019.
After graduating from Santa Cruz High, he joined the armed forces and was assigned and traveled to various duty stations and was awarded numerous commendations during his military career. After retiring he returned to Santa Cruz to further his education at Cabrillo College. He worked at Spagnola's, repairing televisions until he landed his dream job of thirty years at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and retired for a second time. Sam King was a patient and fun-loving father.
He is preceded in death by his wife and high school sweetheart of sixty-two years, Marjorie Haynie.
He is survived by his sons, David and Daniel; his daughter, Sarah; sisters, Mary and Fenneri; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel on Saturday March 30th at 11:00 am.
Interment will be at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery on April 3rd at 1:00 pm.
Published in Santa Cruz Sentinel on March 26, 2019.
MSGT(Ret) Samuel Walter King, pass away 19 March 2019 at the age of 89. He was a twenty year veteran of the Navy, Air Force and Vietnam War. Sam King was born on 5th November in Oakland, California to Charles and Mary King.
After graduating from Santa Cruz High, he joined the armed forces and was assigned and traveled to various duty stations and was awarded numerous commendations during his military career. After retiring he returned to Santa Cruz to further his education at Cabrillo College. He worked at Spagnola's, repairing televisions until he landed his dream job of thirty years at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and retired for a second time. Sam King was a patient and fun-loving father.
He is preceded in death by his wife and high school sweetheart of sixty-two years, Marjorie Haynie.
He is survived by his sons, David and Daniel; his daughter, Sarah; sisters, Mary and Fenneri; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel on Saturday March 30th at 11:00 am.
Interment will be at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery on April 3rd at 1:00 pm.
Published in Santa Cruz Sentinel on March 26, 2019.
After graduating from Santa Cruz High, he joined the armed forces and was assigned and traveled to various duty stations and was awarded numerous commendations during his military career. After retiring he returned to Santa Cruz to further his education at Cabrillo College. He worked at Spagnola's, repairing televisions until he landed his dream job of thirty years at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and retired for a second time. Sam King was a patient and fun-loving father.
He is preceded in death by his wife and high school sweetheart of sixty-two years, Marjorie Haynie.
He is survived by his sons, David and Daniel; his daughter, Sarah; sisters, Mary and Fenneri; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at Benito & Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel on Saturday March 30th at 11:00 am.
Interment will be at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery on April 3rd at 1:00 pm.
Published in Santa Cruz Sentinel on March 26, 2019.
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