Dr. Samuel Edward “Sam” Weinberg, 87, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, at his home surrounded by loved ones.
Sam was born in Syracuse, New York, and moved to Richmond in 1943. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, Richmond, and received an Accounting and Business Administration degree from the University of Richmond. He entered the U.S. Army in 1955 for two years. He continued his studies and graduated from MCV Medical School in 1964.
He started his residency at Charity Hospital in New Orleans and finished his general surgery residency at Charlotte Memorial Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. He re-entered the U.S. Army as a major in Vietnam, where he provided help in rural villages to people who had never received medical attention. He finished his cardiovascular residency in Blacksburg and Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was a thoracic surgeon at the Hampton VA Medical Center and retired in 2002 with 26 years of dedicated service.
Once again, he was called to duty with the U.S. Army Reserve during the First Gulf War in Saudi Arabia retiring as a colonel. He led a MASH Unit while stationed there. He was very proud of his service to his country and mentored many up-and-coming surgeons. He was a member of the American Medical Association and a longtime member of Beth El Temple in Richmond, VA. In his retirement, he continued to care for people by volunteering for Catholic Charities for 16 years. Even when the program ended because of COVID-19, Sam still picked folks up to drive them to get groceries and take them to medical appointments, all at his own expense. Sam was generous and humble and had many friends who were like family.
Sam was preceded in death by his wife, Linda S. Weinberg; parents, Emanuel and Gertrude Weinberg; brother, Robert Weinberg; sister, Sari Levy; and companion, Carol Sharpe.
He is survived by nieces and nephews, Lori Harrison, Andrew Levy and Lawrence, Paul, Perry and Helen Weinberg; and sister-in-law, Florence Weinberg.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17, officiated by Rabbi Scott Gurdin, with full military honors, at Weymouth Funeral Home. Masks are required before entering the building as well as social distancing.
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