SAMS

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Robert Henry Sams passed away Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, in LaPlace.

He was the beloved husband of the late Kathleen Waguespack Sams, the father and father-in-law of Virginia Sams Riecke and William E. Riecke Jr., grandfather of William E. Riecke III and wife Susan and Christopher Riecke and wife Dawn, great-grandfather of Gabrielle and Austin Riecke, brother of Dorene Mathey and the late Lillian Lasley, Harold Sams and Walter Sams.

Robert was born Nov. 13, 1924, in Alliance, Ohio, the son of Ralph Weldin Sams and Fern Oatley Ladd, and he was a resident of New Sarpy for more than 50 years. He was a proud U.S. Army veteran of WWII and a member of the American Legion and VFW Post 3337.

Visitation and services were held at H.C. Alexander Funeral Home in Norco on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Interment followed in St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery in Destrehan. Condolences may be offered online at www.hcalexanderfuneralhome.com.