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Sam Neil McCarson - Class Of 1951 VIEW PROFILE

Sam Neil McCarson

Aug 29, 1933 - Aug 15, 2021


Sam Neil McCarson passed away peacefully at home with his family on the day of the Feast of Our Lady of the Assumption, Sunday August 15, 2021. He was surrounded by his wife of 63 years, Patricia Ann McCarson and family members.

Sam was born on August 29, 1933. His roots are in the farming community of Littlefield, Texas. He headed west with his parents, Sam and Mildred McCarson and his beloved younger sister Peggy where they settled in Claremont. Sam enjoyed his many friends in Claremont and graduated from Claremont High School where he earned a scholarship to the Coast Guard Academy and was eventually inducted into the Claremont High School Football Hall of Fame.

Sam served two years of active duty with the United States Army as a Morse Interceptor in Korea where he earned the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. Sam's duties included caring for the local orphan children and building homes for Korean people near his camp.

Sam and Patricia have a love story spanning more than 6 decades. They were blessed with five children, fourteen grandchildren, and twelve great grandchildren along with children and family members who became a part of their ever growing family through the years. Sam's family was the pride and joy of his life. Sam was a long term member of Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in Upland where he consistently volunteered and became well known for calling Bingo. His career spanned over 40 years with Kaiser Steel and later California Steel. During retirement Sam worked as a bus driver for the elderly. Sam was always serving his family, church and community.

The funeral Mass for Sam Neil McCarson is scheduled for Monday, August 23, 2021, at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in Claremont, located at 435 Berkeley Ave, at 10:00 a.m. Interment following at Bellevue Memorial Park. Foothill Funeral Home (626) 335-0615 402 W Baseline Road Glendora, CA 91740

 



 
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09/06/21 12:44 PM #1    

John M Neff (1951)

I remember Sam well. His family moved to Claremont rigth after or during the depression and they lived near us. I think like so many depression era families, they were financially strapped. Sam was active in all parts of the school and had no difficulty in standing up for his rights even in the 6th grade. We were very adapt at playing a game on our asphalt layered play yard called comando socker that had no rules except to get the ball into the goal. After one of our playmates had a bad fracture, the teachers tried to no avail to stop our game. Who ever had Sam on thier team generally wone. Sam attended the Claremont Church and was there on a regular basis on Sunday to be an usher and hand out the daily program. It meant a lot to him. He was a leader in our class. I wish that I could have reconnected with him later in our lives. He was a good friend. 


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