Sam Venable
Samuel Byrd Venable, of Chattanooga, died Friday, October 21, 2016, at the age of 59. He suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on Friday, October 14. He was the son of Mary Ruth Davies Venable and the late Robert Venable, Sr.
Sam graduated from the McCallie School in 1975, excelling in mathematics. He earned a B.S. in business administration from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1980, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He completed graduate work related to his actuarial training at Georgia State University, and became an Associate of the Society of Actuaries in 1982 upon completing the requisite certification exams. He worked in the healthcare industry throughout his career, most recently as business analyst manager at Cigna Healthcare.
A longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, Sam served as a deacon and in a number of other capacities for decades. He worked at Camp Vesper Point in his youth, loved to visit the camp with his family, and served on the Camp Committee at First Pres for many years.
He is survived by his wife Margaret Browder Venable, his mother Mary Ruth Venable, his son Nicholas Browder Venable (27), and his daughter Maggie Venable (23); brothers, Bob (Roxanne) Venable Jr., Trenton, GA and Dan (Lisa) Venable, Leipers Fork, TN; sister, Ruth Venable Ingram, Madison, AL; and many nieces and nephews. He was much loved by everyone he knew and his life was characterized by selfless, loving service.
A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church on Monday, October 24, 2016 at noon. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Monday at the church. A private family burial will be held at Chattanooga Memorial Park.
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In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to: Camp Vesper Point c/o First Presbyterian Church, 554 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37402.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 East Brainerd Road.