Garry Leslie Samuels

September 13, 1952 - September 4, 1971

1969 - Sophomore, Varsity Baseball

Garry, kneeling, 2nd from right

My first recollection of Garry Samuels was in elementary school in the third or fourth grade. Our teacher appointed another boy and myself as captains to pick kickball teams. After selecting the teams, I knew we would kill them. However, I did not pick Garry. He kicked a homerun ever time, and they killed us. I think Garry would have been an excellent football player if he wanted to be. He was a good athlete and difficult to tackle with his powerful legs. His dad, who was also one of my favorite baseball coaches, played football for the University of Texas and at one time held the San Antonio record for the 100-yard dash. Garry was always friendly to me. The last time I saw Garry was about 36 hours before he passed away. We lived in the same dorm at Southwest Texas State University, and Garry was his usual friendly self, asking me how things were going. I miss Garry. He was a good guy from a good family. ~ Jeff Miller 8/2001

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