Sam was born on April 17, 1946 in Ramallah, Palestine. He immigrated to the United States in 1950. He has been a Bay Area native since, living in San Francisco and San Jose as a businessman in the food service industry a majority of his career.
Sam had a passion for traveling and collecting things, most notably his collection for sail boats. Sam loved the open seas and going on cruises to South America, Alaska, the Carribean, Australia, Croatia and many other adventures with his daughters.
Sam was preceded in death by his parents Ishaq and Nijmeh Totah, his loving wife Margo Totah, and his brother Ibrahim Totah. He will forever be remembered by his children Ishaq, Rima, Sasha and Joann, his brother Henry, and sister Norma. Sam leaves behind his four-legged best friend Duke who was there to comfort him in the end.
A rosary will be held at on Thursday December 5th at Lima Family Santa Clara Mortuary - 466 North Winchester Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95050
A funeral service will be held on Friday December 6th at 11am at St. Justin’s Parish - 2655 Homestead Rd. Santa Clara, CA 95051
A reception following the burial will be at 2pm at St. Justin's Parish.
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