Wilson, Samuel

Sgt. Samuel “Sam” Caleb Wilson, age 30, passed away on November 15, 2020. Born in Akron, he graduated from Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy and currently lived in Gahanna, Ohio, where he was employed with Xtreme Express. Sam was an Eagle Scout from Brimfield Troop 259. He was a member of GORUCK and was currently serving in the National Guard as an

MP. His hobbies included hiking, rock climbing, Ingress, kayaking and virtual reality gaming, and he enjoyed watching Marvel movies with Jen. Preceded in death by his grandparents Warren and Eileen

Wilson, and Marilyn Hoffman and uncles Richard

and Terence Wilson, Sam

is survived by his beloved

girlfriend of five years, Jennifer Bolton; parents, Brian and Becky Wilson; brothers, Robert (aka Lily) and Ben; sister, Sarah; grandfather,

Ray Hoffman; uncles, Ken Hoffman (Annette), David

Wilson (Alpana), and Ron Wilson (Susan); aunt,

Joy Pizzoferrato (Currie Wartman); and numerous cousins. Family and friends will be received Sunday, November 22, from 5-8pm, and Monday, November 23,

from 10-11am at Hopkins Lawver Funeral Home, 547 Canton Road (Route 91), Akron (Ellet), Ohio 44312,

where Funeral service will be held at 11am Monday

with Pastor Kurt Huber officiating. Burial with

military honors will follow at Restland Cemetery

in Brimfield, where Sam

completed his Eagle Scout project. Masks and social distancing protocols will be observed. Memorials can be given to Friends of

Hocking Hills, (http://www.

friendsofhockinghills.org) where Sam loved to hike.

(Hopkins Lawver, AKRON, 330-733-6271)

www.hopkinslawver.com