lockcottage Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 For all of you out there who knew him, I am sad to tell you that Sam Horne passed away tonight at about 7pm. He formerly lived at the Lock Cottage in Berkhamsted for about 48 years, but recently had been living in a Care Home in Hemel Hempstead. He came to Berkhamsted in 1966 as a Labourer/Lock Keeper with wife Gladys and 2 sons, and took great pride in his garden for which he won several prizes for Best Kept Garden. Even after retirement his enthusiasm for the canals never waned and he would often sit in the garden watching the boats go through at Lock 54 and talk to the people on the boats and lock side. Unfortunately he lost his beloved wife Gladys in 2012 and after that he suffered debilitating illness which eventually necessitated his going into a Care Home. Sam, we miss you! Sue (Daughter In Law) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 My condolences Sue. I never knew Sam but feel now like I wanted to. MtB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Sounds like a real character..... RIP Sam..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frangar Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 We loved going past the cottage when we moored down that way from 1992-1998....often passed the time of day as we passed through...a sad loss and another part of canal history gone. Our thoughts are with you and your family. All the best Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 RIP Sam. Condolences to the family Sue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockcottage Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Thank you to everyone who replied with your condolences, it means a lot to Barry and his family. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanted Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Didn't know Sam, but agree, sounds like a proper character. Condolences from us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 What very sad news to wake up to. Another link to the past lost - what Sue has not said is that prior to his long sojourn as a lock-keeper, Sam was a working boatman for (at least) Willow Wren and British Waterways, and continued for a while with a pair of boats delivering concrete piles some time after BW had given up all but very small amounts of carrying work. I imagine both the loss of Gladys, and also not being able to continue to live canal-side must both have been very hard for him to come to terms with. RIP Sam - a real boater and canal man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeannette smith harrison Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Sam is now a boating in the great cut in the sky with his Gladys who has kept the boats a waiting for him. All his old boatmen friends are waiting for a good old chin wag. His passing was on the w/end of the Middlewich festival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko264 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 RIP Sorry to read this post Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chop! Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Sad news, our condolences to the family. Boat In Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockcottage Posted June 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Sams Funeral: Sam's funeral will be on Friday 27th June at the North Chapel of Watford Crematorium at 3.20 p.m, if any of his boating friends would like to come along and need transport can you please let me know via this forum asap. The hearse will be leaving from the Boat pub on Ravens Lane Berkhamsted at Lock 54 at 2.20 pm. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Condolences to his family. I never met him but he sounds as if he was a great bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Very sad to hear. Was only thinking of him today as we passed Ogley Junction. All of our condolances go to you and your family at this time frim the Green & Turner families Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbifiggy Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Really sorry to hear your sad news. I used to live on Ravens Lane and walked past Sam's lock every day on my way to the station when I did the commute into London. Another link with the past gone. Rest in peace Sam, finally re-united with Gladys. Debbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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