Samuel John Jamieson

Samuel John Jamieson

August 5, 1921 ~ January 24, 2015

Samuel John Jamieson - W9SJ, Sam (the mailman) J. Jamieson - 93, residing in Granger, passed away at 12:05 am Saturday, January 24, 2015 in his home. He was born August 5, 1921 at home in Islington, Ontario, Canada to the late Thomas and Kate (Watthews) Jamieson, who immigrated to Canada from Scotland. When he was two years old, he emigrated with his family to Tennessee, where they lived at the foot of Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga. The family moved to South Bend when their father, Thomas Jamieson, who was a mason, got work laying brick on the Notre Dame Stadium. He has lived in this area ever since, and he and his parents purchased 12 acres of land in Granger on which they built their homes in 1947.

On February 15, 1951, on national television in New York City, NY, Samuel married Myrtle Elizabeth Thomey, who preceded him in death on May 22, 2004.  Myrtle and Samuel were both Ham (amateur) radio operators (W9GQQ and W5NXH). They met on the radio and carried on a long-distance relationship “on the air” until they married on the former TV show “Bride & Groom”.  Myrtle was residing in Laredo, TX when they met.

Samuel is survived by his daughter, Susan E. (Chuck) Strantz of Osceola; sons, Samuel J. Jamieson, Jr. of Granger, William J. Jamieson of Osceola and Robert J. (Julie) Jamieson of Mishawaka; grandchildren, Kelly (Robert) Johnson of Mishawaka, Joy Cunningham of Mishawaka, Elizabeth Cunningham of Osceola, Katharine (Daniel) Carpenter of South Bend, and Cameron Jamieson of Mishawaka; and one great grandchild, Brandon Jamieson of Osceola. In addition to his parents and wife Myrtle, Samuel was preceded in death by two grandchildren, William Jamieson, Jr. and Leah Cunningham Kubik; two daughters-in-law, Deborah Jamieson and Star M. Jamieson; and his sister, Ellen Shane; and brother, William Jamieson.

Samuel served his country honorably in the United States Army during World War II, earning the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with two Bronze Stars, a Good Conduct Ribbon and the World War II Victory Medal. He was educated as a radio operator, sending and receiving messages using International Morse Code. He also taught Central Signal Corps School, which is a radio operators course in Camp Crowder, MO.   At discharge he held the rank of Master Sergeant.

Samuel worked as a mail carrier in Granger for the United States Postal Service until retirement. He was also a mason and did the stonework in the sanctuary at the front of Harris Prairie Church of Christ, which surrounds the Baptistry from floor to ceiling. 

Funeral services for Samuel will be held at 12:00 noon Friday, January 30, 2015 at Harris Prairie Church of Christ, 14719 State Road 23, Granger. Chuck Strantz will officiate. Military graveside services and burial will follow in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. Friends may visit with the family from 10:00 am until service time on Friday in the church, and are invited to lunch at the church afterwards. Palmer Funeral Home - Hickey Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be donated to the Dreamland Children's Home in Yei, South Sudan, through The Vineyard Church, 16219 Jackson Rd., Mishawaka, IN  46544.  Checks should be made to The Vineyard Church with a memo designating it to "Samuel J. Jamieson Memorial - Dreamland".

Online condolences may be left for the Jamieson family at www.palmerfuneralhomes.com.

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