Samuel Joseph Vulgamore's Obituary
Samuel Joseph Vulgamore of Windham, Ohio went home to be with the lord on Sunday, October 19th at the age of 73. Born in Columbus, Ohio to Floyd Michael Vulgamore and Betty Lou Harvey, Sam spent his childhood along side his older brother Neil followed by a move to the Cleveland area during his teens. During this time, he met his wife Meri at the age of 16. Sam and Meri married a few years later and then moved to Portage County Ohio where they raised their two children; Anthony and Cristina. Once his children were grown, he and Meri then relocated to Windham, Ohio where Sam spent his retirement years doing what he loved.
During Sam's working years, he started off working in the food service industry followed by over 30 years in the factory and machining industry. Due to health challenges, Sam retired early in 2009. Sam was able to then spend his time helping his mother as well as pursuing his hobby and discovering his love for CB radio.
Throughout Sam's life, starting from the young age of 6, Sam always held a deep passion for raising, breeding, and training pigeons of many varieties. Sam enjoyed sharing his hobby with everyone around him and even wrote articles for multiple pigeon magazines. Being a grand champion in his hobby was one of the things he was most proud of.
No one that ever met Sam had to ever question how he felt about his family. Everywhere he went, he bragged about how proud he was of each and every member of his family. He proudly wore memorabilia showing his support for his family as well as his beliefs. The Cleveland Browns and the Cleveland Indians were also another passion for him. Even on his last day, he was sporting his 1997 Cleveland Indians sweatshirt.
Having a large circle of friends was never something Sam strived for. He held his small circle of friends near and dear. Rick, Wally, Chip, Joy, Jerry, and Lynn were just a few of the people he truly felt at home with.
If you ever met Sam, you knew he was a man of humor. Anyone that knew him had heard his favorite lines time and time again. He will always be remembered for when a waitress or anyone would ask him if they could bring him anything, and his reply would always be, "How about a box of 100 dollar bills?" or "Be bad but good at it". "100 years from now, you won't care", and of course he could not pass a cemetery without him saying "Did you know people just die to get in there".
Sam was preceded in death by his brother Neil Vulgamore, and sister in law Judy Gibson. Sam is survived by his wife Meri Vulgamore, children Anthony (Lynette) and Cristina (Steve); Grandson's Anthony Jr. and Jordan as well as his great grandchildren Patton and Roger.
A celebration of life will be held with family and close friends at a later date where he will be joining his mother at the Windham Cemetery in Windham, Ohio.
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