Samuel P. Galm Sr.

SAMUEL P GALM HAS GONE INTO THE ARMS OF OUR LORD, ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14TH,2014. HE WAS BORN IN RURAL BEXAR COUNTY JUST OUTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, NEAR HELOTES, TEXAS TO WALTER B. GALM AND LENA RUEMPEL GALM ON DECEMBER 22, 1928. HE WAS BAPTIZED ON JUNE 9TH, 1929 AT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH OF HELOTES BY PASTOR W. LAUBACK. HE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT THE OLD CULEBRA SCHOOL AND THEN ATTENDED FOX TECH HIGHSCHOOL. HE SERVED IN THE ARMY FROM JANUARY 18TH, 1951 AND WAS DISCHARGED IN OCTOBER 17,1956. HE WAS STATIONED IN GERMANY AS PART OF THE OCCUPYING FORCE AT THE END OF WORLD WAR II. AFTER RETURNING FROM THE SERVICE HE FARMED AND RANCHED FOR MANY YEARS AND ALSO WENT TO WORK AT THE OLD PEARL BREWING CO. IN DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO. HE RETIRED FROM THERE AFTER 32 YEARS. HE WAS MARRIED TO LUCILLE ALMA HELMKE GALM ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1951 AND WERE TOGETHER FOR 61 YEARS BEFORE SHE PASSED ON APRIL 7TH OF 2013. SAMUEL WAS ONE OF FIVE SIBLINGS WHO HAVE ALL GONE TO CHRIST BEFORE HIM. HAROLD GALM, ETHEL GALM OTT, DAVID GALM AND CALVIN GALM. HE IS SURVIVED BY THREE SONS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH SIX GRAND CHILDREN AND THREE GREAT GRAND CHILDREN. SON, SAMUEL P GALM JR AND WIFE SHAWNETTE GALM AND THEIR DAUGHTERS AND GRAND DAUGHTER, CHRYSTAL GALM WOODCOCK, HUSBAND TODD WOODCOCK, THEIR DAUGHTER PEYTON WOODCOCK, DAUGHTER LAUREL GALM. SON, WALTER D GALM AND WIFE KELLY GALM AND THEIR SON GARRETT GALM AND DAUGHTER KAITLYN GALM. SON, CARL S GALM AND DAUGHTER TIFFANY GALM STROTHERS, HUSBAND JON STROTHERS, THEIR DAUGHTER AVERY STROTHERS, SON AUGUST GALM AND HIS WIFE CRISSY GALM AND THEIR SON SAMUEL GALM.

SERVICES

Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2014 from 6pm-9pm at Sunset Northwest Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be on Friday, November 21, 2014 at 11:00am at Zion Lutheran Church, 9944 Leslie Rd., San Antonio, TX 78254. Interment will follow at Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be made at www.sunsetnwfuneralhome.com

SUNSET NORTHWEST FUNERAL HOME

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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78238

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