Sam married in his fourth year of college. He left college in Pueblo and moved to Sun City Arizona to become a golf professional. There he met a man who became a friend and convinced him to go back to school and finish his education. Sam is a graduate of Arizona State University in Tempe. While finishing his degree he worked in a management program with a local grocery store chain. After his first marriage failed, Sam remarried and moved to Mesa, Arizona. First trying his hand in real estate, he finally landed a route sales job with a local bakery. In 1978 while being a “breadman” he had a dream that changed his life forever and launched his writing career. But a series on unfortunate events was about to turn his life upside down. In 1987 Sam’s second marriage failed. This along with his house burning down a few months before, Sam had no alternative but to declare bankruptcy.

    Long before the events of September 11, Sam dreamt of a group of terrorists destroying America by destroying her ability to produce electricity. After sharing his story with co-workers he was encouraged to write a book. With just an eighth grade typing class under his belt and a less than stellar English grade average, Sam dismissed the idea until a friend that had been published sat him in front of an old Smith-Corona typewriter and told him to write what he had seen. And From the Ashes was born.

Sam currently lives in Sedona, Arizona where he golf’s, drives a limousine and writes.

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