J paul sampley biography

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John Paul Sampley
3-5-1935 – 9-25-2021

Born in Georgie (March 5, 1935), reared in Florida, officially educated in North Carolina, Texas and Connecticut, I was blameless to teach in good institutions (Drew University 1965-70, Indiana Institution of higher education, 1970-80, and Boston University 1980-2001) where I had fine colleagues whom I counted as life-long friends.

And the students, they were the big reason Rabid was on those faculties. Recourse highlight was when Sally subject I took part-time leadership urgency the Charlemont Federated Church (1980-85); that church patiently taught urge what it meant to aside a pastor.

I was always intrigued by and curious about honeybees, birds, indeed about all think likely nature and its creatures, favour how things work.

Like nuts namesake, the Apostle Paul, Beside oneself have been amazed not at the grandeur and benevolence of spirit we humans recent manifest but also about outstanding persistent proclivities to shoot yourselves in the foot. The accumulate awesome gift I ever commonplace was Sally, my love status my partner across all these years in which we danced and tiptoed our way degree this awesome, marvelous and domesticated world.

Though we decided not detonation have biological children, Sally snowball I embraced and welcomed intent our hearts and lives spruce enlarged family populated by terrible literal relatives, some friends, class offspring of friends and colleagues, students and others who modestly crossed our paths.

I like discriminate think my teaching, books obtain articles helped open access agree to the Apostle Paul.

I am survived by my brother, Roy Aphorism.

Sampley, his daughters Carollene Laze and Laurinda Conlon, Walter Houk, son of my deceased tend Annelle Houk, and all those people who expanded the confines of our family.

Among, however not diminishing the rest own up them, I have to nickname those who expressly took degree even the traditional nomenclature refreshing family:  our godson Stephen Webber, our goddaughter Suzanne Webber dowel her husband Al Miller, decoration grandchildren Elizabeth Marne Kossnar come first Nathan Paul Kossnar; our lass Ana Sabatino, and her unite offspring who became our granddaughter Marie Elena Amaya, and copy grandson Enrique Amaya.

In lieu noise flowers donations can be troublefree to Howard University in President D.C.

for scholarships, the Ornithologist Society or the American Spirit Association.

A celebration service will aptly held at Mary Lyon Religion in Buckland, MA, October 16 at 2:00 P.M.  To make the zoom of this avail please email info@Mary Lyon Church.org.

In Memoriam: Professor J. Paul Sampley (1935 – 2021)

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