Sending Love To Lee Samuels and Family

Boxing has way, way more good guys involved in the sport than you might think if you just listened to the legion of cynics who wail about all the wretches who exploit the low barrier to entry into the sweet science.

Among all those good folks, Top Rank publicist Lee Samuels is top of the heap caliber.

He’s a gentle soul, faithfully and cheerily performing his duties in a manner which is, if not nearing extinction, then heading that way. Samuels does his thing in an artful way, ever decent, never overbearing, or condescending, or making himself a focal point. He’s a pros pro.

So I find myself thinking about Lee and his family while I’m on vacation, in Bermuda. Paradise surrounds me, and yet I get distracted by the sad news, beyond sad, which visited the Samuels family. Son Eddie, age 30, passed away. And such an occurrence shouldn’t happen in a fair existence and especially not to a kind soul like Samuels and wife Mary.

Really and truly, my thoughts are with Lee and family during this unimaginably difficult period. May time soothe the pain and may joyful memories buoy spirits dampened by darkness.

Here is information on arrangements:

EDDIE SAMUELS FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

The details for Eddie’s funeral are as follows:

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 – 4 to 7 P.M. PT
VIEWING
Palm Northwest Mortuary
6701 North Jones Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89131
http://www.dignitymemorialpremier.com/palm-northwest-mortuary-and-cemetery/en-us/about-directions.page

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 – 10 A.M. PT
FUNERAL SERVICE
Our Lady of Las Vegas Catholic Church
3050 Alta Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89107
http://ollvchurch.org/contact-us-directions

· Flowers may be sent to Palm Northwest Mortuary.

· The Samuels Family has designated Keep Memory Alive, which supports the mission of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, for donations in Eddie’s (Edward James Samuels) memory.

DONATE BY MAIL
Keep Memory Alive
888 West Bonneville Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89106
(checks payable to Keep Memory Alive)

DONATE ONLINE BY CREDIT CARD (Click “Memorial” under Gift Option)
https://www.keepmemoryalive.org/ways_to_contribute/opportunities_to_give/donate_online