Mr. Claude "Sam" Holbrook Jr.

Sam passed away suddenly on August 8, 2025, at the age of 87 at his current home in Hiram, Georgia.

Sam grew up in and around the Buckhead area and attended North Fulton High School. He proudly served as a Marine Corps Reserves veteran. He was the successful owner and operator of Holbrook Contracting as a grading contractor for over 50 years.

He will be remembered for his love of his family, the farm, his bus, and all things Nascar. Sam never met a stranger, and if he did, he would talk to them until he found some connection to them by way of family, friends, or business. He was a day dreamer, a thinker, and a collector of all things.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude Holbrook and Edna Berry Holbrook Thompson, and his sister, Donna Holbrook. Sam is survived by his daughter, Kim Holbrook Teefy; son, Greg Holbrook, and his wife Kim; grandchildren, Nicole Teefy Staebler (Tommy), Ashley Teefy, Dylan Holbrook, Brady Holbrook; great granddaughter, Charlotte Staebler; and his ex-wife and friend, Glenda Holbrook. He is also survived by his daughter, Jan Sewell, and her husband Craig; granddaughter Hattie Pruitt; and great grandson, Waylon Pruitt. He is also survived by his sister, Charlotte Holbrook Peck, and her grown children, Penn, Gay, Shelly and Valerie, and several great nieces and nephews, who he loved dearly.

As we celebrate his life, in his words “I wanna see tail lights.”

A visitation for Claude will be held Friday, August 15, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Sandy Springs Chapel, 136 Mt Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, GA 30328. Following the visitation will be a graveside service from 11:10 AM to 12:00 PM at Arlington Memorial Park, 201 Mount Vernon Hwy, Sandy Springs, GA 30328.