
Samuel Sam Park IV, 58, of Kingwood, TX died at 7:45 AM on Thursday, December 5, 2013. He will be sorely missed by his family and all who knew him. Mr. Park was born on November 5, 1955 in Baton Rouge, LA. He was a graduate of Westchester High School - Class of 1974 - in Houston, TX and attended college in San Antonio. Mr. Park attended Second Baptist Church in Kingwood, TX. He had a gentle and forgiving nature and was especially kind and easy going. Mr. Park was a creative person who enjoyed painting, leather work, photography, and playing the guitar. He also had a passion for the outdoors, deer hunting and tinkering with things. Those left to cherish his memory are his father, Sam Park III; a brother, Jim Park and wife Chris; a sister, Anne Marshall and husband Larry, all of Kingwood, TX; and two nieces and two nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Imogene Gauthier Park and grandparents, Gladwin James Gus and Eunice Gauthier; Sam and Rhoene Park. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Consolata Cemetery in Lake Charles, La. under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Tuesday from 10:00 AM until 10:45 AM. Words of comfort to the family may be expressed at
www.johnsonfuneralhome.net.
Gregory Dean Propps (1974)
I knew Sam, but didn't hang out with him too much.
Lunch Room, Laps on the Track, Keg Parties; that sort of thing.
After we graduated he went to work on an Offshore Platform of some kind; either a drilling rig or a production platform.
There was an "incident" on the platform. I can't remember the details.
They had to launch the Escape Pods to evacuate the crew.
A second tragedy came when one of the Pods flipped over and filled with water and sank.
Most Hands on-board went down with the Pod.
A couple were back-washed out of the door as the Pod went down.
Sam was one of the ones spit back out into the open sea.
I caught up with Sam one night not long after it happened.
He told me about the experience and how terrifying it all was.
I think maybe there was some "Survivor's Guilt", too.
He wasn't the same guy as before.
This announcement is the next thing I've heard of him.
I hope he had a good life.
Rest In Peace, Sam
Propps