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Submitted: 10/10/24 • Approved: 10/19/24 • Last Updated: 10/22/24 • R1545093-G0-S3
Nov 17, 1994 - Dec 26, 2003
*Obituary
Samuel Stephen Patterson born on November 17th 1994 in Little Rock, Arkansas, died a brave and courageous death on the morning of December 26th, 2003 of a rare disorder called, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy.
Sam was a tremendous gift from God. He was truly a "masterpiece." He always had a smile, never once complained about his illness and loved in such a real and meaningful way to all he knew and even those he didn't. He attended the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas.
He had but two wishes:
The first wish took shape while he attended the Arkansas Baptist School where he learned that kids like himself in China did not know "his Jesus." So when Sam was very young, he developed a burden for these children and because of that burden a project was developed several months ago to send Bibles to China in his name. To help us make this wish of Sam's come true please visit: www.fortheloveofsam.net so that you may be a part of this dream.
The second wish was to meet Harry Potter. And thanks to the incredible people of the Make A Wish Foundation, Sam got to do exactly that. Sam and his family were flown to London, England and not only did he get to meet the actor, who plays Harry Potter, but he got to participate in the filming of a Harry Potter scene.
In lieu of flowers, the Patterson family asks that you send donations in the name of Sam Patterson to the Make A Wish Foundation of Little Rock; 2822 Cottondale Ln., Little Rock, AR. 72202.
Sam Patterson is survived by his parents, Bobbi Dawn Bennett Patterson and Gregg Stephen Patterson of Little Rock, his two brothers, Bennett and George Patterson; grandparents, George and Barbara Patterson of Gwynedd, Pennsylvania and Bob Bennett of Pine Bluff, Arkansas; great grandmother "Mama Crick" Keith of Leachville, Arkansas, uncle and aunts, Keith and Debbie Bennett of Little Rock, and Frank and Wendy Barr of Titusville, N.J.
Visitation will take place at Ruebel Funeral Home, 6313 West Markham St, Little Rock. from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, December 29th. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 30th at Ruebel Funeral Home, followed by internment services at Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery.
We celebrate Sam Patterson's life. All who knew him were blessed and enriched. He was truly indomitable!!!
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