Lisa m LoPresti Relation to Deceased: friend Sam,You were a wonedful man and a special friend to me. i will miss you very much I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one, I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun. Of happy memories that I leave when life is done.
Laurie Camman Relation to Deceased: Daughter How would I describe my dad? Not sure, how do you describe a man who became disabled in the prime of his life only months after being married- but who went on to basically do it all! My dad was not defined by his disability; he did things in spite of it. He was the guy who one minute was on a ladder fixing the garage roof and the next making his wife a cup of coffee. He would have his head stuck under the car hood or laying on the floor fixing a huge console tv or lawnmower but still have time to braid my hair. It’s funny how growing up we kids never really saw his crutches… I mean they were just there with him every minute but they didn’t stop him from walking the streets of NYC with me and mom when I was a teenager, or making huge gardens in the yard or putting up paneling in the house or getting on the floor and having wrestling matches with David. My dad had wonderful creativity in the stories he would tell or how about the time we were having the house remodeled and he had to make a heat run out of Maxwell house coffee cans! His favorite key phrase was “in a few minutes”. No matter what dad was cooking on the grill, whenever you asked him how long before dinner it was -just a few minutes. I’m not sure if his perception was off or if he just loved to drive my mom crazy by saying it. My folks were married for over 50 years and to say the least a marriage of two Italians is far from mundane or quiet. The bickered over whose sauce was better, about how she didn’t want him up on a ladder, he didn’t want her eating certain foods that were bad for her diabetes. And they could do this banter in 2 different languages! Well dad, I know life has not been the same for you since mom passed. You really put up the good front, but it was obvious that inside you stopped living the day she did. And mom- I know you have been asking him when he was coming to be with you his response has been— in just a few minutes!
Judy Carpenter He was such a very special man to me. He was a pillar of strength back in the early years when Sandy was sick. He gave her great comfort and she drew from his strength. I enjoyed his sense of humor and he so loved to pick on me. He was always there whenever we called upon him. I shall miss him greatly and our Sat am breakfasts – how we struggled with the bill. Occassionaly he would let me win, I think only once did I win fair and square and that was Father’s Day weekend. He was mad at first because I intercepted the bill before it got to the table and paid it. I told him it was Father’s Day and to just enjoy & he gave me that smile that he had that lit up his face. I shall miss him. The butterfly emerges from its silken shell- Reborn, it arises, no longer bound to earth. Free at last, the butterfly glides to heights unknown before. So do our loved ones find a beautiful release as, earthbound no more, they leave our sight and joyfully rise to a garden of matchless beauty, a place of light and peace. -Evelyn Phillips
DOLORES L/ GIARRIZZO Relation to Deceased: FRIEND STAR BUS LINES CASINO NIAGARA, CANADA TO SAM’S LOVING FAMILY. I WAS VERY SORRY TO SEE YOUR DAD’S PICTURE IN THE SUNDAY PAPER. I MET HIM ON THE STAR BUS GONG TO CASINO NIAGARA AND SAT WITH HIM LAST YEAR ONE TIME AND THIS YEAR ONE TIME. HE LIKED TO HAVE THE SEAT ALL TO HIMSELF BECAUSE OF HIS LEGS. HE WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON, ENJOYED THE CASINO, TOLD ME ABOUT HIS FAMILY AND HIS HOME OUT WEST. LAST YEAR IT WAS DAMAGED BY A STORM AND WAS NOT YET REPAIRED WHEN I SAT WITH HIM AND VISITED THIS YEAR. HE WAS ALWAYS ON THE TUESDAY BUS, SENIOR DAY AT THE CASINO AND LIKED PLAYING THE TABLES WITH HIS FRIENDS (BROTHERS) JACK AND BILL WHO ALSO RODE THE BUS. MY CONDOLENCES TO YOU. I WILL HAVE WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF HIM ON THE TUESDAY BUS, SECOND SEAT PASSANGER SIDE, AND IT WILL NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT HIM.
Christina P Billmire (Kroll) Relation to Deceased: Family Friend Mr. DeBole was how I knew him. Growing up I met a true and long life friend in his Daugher Laurie. He was a man of much character, passion and true love. He was my second Dad who was there to drive me home when it got dark as he wouldn’t allow me to walk home, he he
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Public Memorial for Sam J. DeBole
Lisa m LoPresti Relation to Deceased: friend Sam,You were a wonedful man and a special friend to me. i will miss you very much I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one, I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun. Of happy memories that I leave when life is done.
Laurie Camman Relation to Deceased: Daughter How would I describe my dad? Not sure, how do you describe a man who became disabled in the prime of his life only months after being married- but who went on to basically do it all! My dad was not defined by his disability; he did things in spite of it. He was the guy who one minute was on a ladder fixing the garage roof and the next making his wife a cup of coffee. He would have his head stuck under the car hood or laying on the floor fixing a huge console tv or lawnmower but still have time to braid my hair. It’s funny how growing up we kids never really saw his crutches… I mean they were just there with him every minute but they didn’t stop him from walking the streets of NYC with me and mom when I was a teenager, or making huge gardens in the yard or putting up paneling in the house or getting on the floor and having wrestling matches with David. My dad had wonderful creativity in the stories he would tell or how about the time we were having the house remodeled and he had to make a heat run out of Maxwell house coffee cans! His favorite key phrase was “in a few minutes”. No matter what dad was cooking on the grill, whenever you asked him how long before dinner it was -just a few minutes. I’m not sure if his perception was off or if he just loved to drive my mom crazy by saying it. My folks were married for over 50 years and to say the least a marriage of two Italians is far from mundane or quiet. The bickered over whose sauce was better, about how she didn’t want him up on a ladder, he didn’t want her eating certain foods that were bad for her diabetes. And they could do this banter in 2 different languages! Well dad, I know life has not been the same for you since mom passed. You really put up the good front, but it was obvious that inside you stopped living the day she did. And mom- I know you have been asking him when he was coming to be with you his response has been— in just a few minutes!
Judy Carpenter He was such a very special man to me. He was a pillar of strength back in the early years when Sandy was sick. He gave her great comfort and she drew from his strength. I enjoyed his sense of humor and he so loved to pick on me. He was always there whenever we called upon him. I shall miss him greatly and our Sat am breakfasts – how we struggled with the bill. Occassionaly he would let me win, I think only once did I win fair and square and that was Father’s Day weekend. He was mad at first because I intercepted the bill before it got to the table and paid it. I told him it was Father’s Day and to just enjoy & he gave me that smile that he had that lit up his face. I shall miss him. The butterfly emerges from its silken shell- Reborn, it arises, no longer bound to earth. Free at last, the butterfly glides to heights unknown before. So do our loved ones find a beautiful release as, earthbound no more, they leave our sight and joyfully rise to a garden of matchless beauty, a place of light and peace. -Evelyn Phillips
DOLORES L/ GIARRIZZO Relation to Deceased: FRIEND STAR BUS LINES CASINO NIAGARA, CANADA TO SAM’S LOVING FAMILY. I WAS VERY SORRY TO SEE YOUR DAD’S PICTURE IN THE SUNDAY PAPER. I MET HIM ON THE STAR BUS GONG TO CASINO NIAGARA AND SAT WITH HIM LAST YEAR ONE TIME AND THIS YEAR ONE TIME. HE LIKED TO HAVE THE SEAT ALL TO HIMSELF BECAUSE OF HIS LEGS. HE WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON, ENJOYED THE CASINO, TOLD ME ABOUT HIS FAMILY AND HIS HOME OUT WEST. LAST YEAR IT WAS DAMAGED BY A STORM AND WAS NOT YET REPAIRED WHEN I SAT WITH HIM AND VISITED THIS YEAR. HE WAS ALWAYS ON THE TUESDAY BUS, SENIOR DAY AT THE CASINO AND LIKED PLAYING THE TABLES WITH HIS FRIENDS (BROTHERS) JACK AND BILL WHO ALSO RODE THE BUS. MY CONDOLENCES TO YOU. I WILL HAVE WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF HIM ON THE TUESDAY BUS, SECOND SEAT PASSANGER SIDE, AND IT WILL NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT HIM.
Christina P Billmire (Kroll) Relation to Deceased: Family Friend Mr. DeBole was how I knew him. Growing up I met a true and long life friend in his Daugher Laurie. He was a man of much character, passion and true love. He was my second Dad who was there to drive me home when it got dark as he wouldn’t allow me to walk home, he he