Sam

Sam Patterson, Co-Founder | Born November 17, 1994

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Sam Patterson had just turned 7 at the time of his diagnosis with metachromatic leukadystrophy in January of 2001. Sam was full of life and touched everyone that had the privilege of looking into his smiling eyes. He hated being called anything but Sam.  He loved his best friend Jack.  He loved pickles, meat, cheese, milk & yogurt.  He loved music.  He love church.  He loved puzzles. He loved sleeping on the top bunk. He was a giver of blessings, of spirit, of heart.  He laughed all the time.  He was just happy to be here.  Kids loved him because he was just so stinking kind and funny. He loved looking for box turtles in the woods out back after a gentle rain. He liked things simple. He loved his brothers and his mom and his dad simply because they were his family.

Sam died on December 26, 2003 .

We are grateful for the inspiration that Sam and his family have given all of us at There with Care, which has provided families with the opportunities to receive  mentoring and sibling support programs.