DL F/A Diane Avis "Sam" Sampson, wife of DL Capt. Jim Horan

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

DL F/A Diane Avis "Sam" Sampson, wife of DL Capt. Jim Horan

May 25, 1950 ~ November 20, 2021

 

We have sad news to share from the Horan family….this news with the passing of retired Delta Air Lines F/A Sam Sampson, wife of Delta Golden Wings member retired Delta pilot Captain Jim Horan.  Sam was 71 years of age at the time of her passing.  Services will be private with inurnment at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver.   

Condolences may be sent to Captain Horan and family at

   7427 Greenwater Circle, Castle Rock, CO 80108-6127.

Captain Horan can also be reached by email at DeltaRetired@comcast.net

Please note obituary as shared below.

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN 

 

Obituary : "Sam" Sampson (as she was affectionately known) flew her final flight West on November 20, 2021 after a 17-year battle with a very rare cancer first diagnosed in May 2004. Four surgeries and twenty-one months of chemo could not stabilize the tumor growth. Her husband, Retired Delta Captain Jim Horan was at her side when she passed in their Castle Rock home. Sam will be buried with a headstone at Fort Logan National Cemetery (DEN) since Jim was a retired Navy Captain. Sam was born in MKE on May 25, 1950 and attended UofW Oshkosh. She was hired by Delta for the May 31, 1977 Flight Attendant class. Initially based ORD but moved to ATL after she met Jim on a layover in CVG on July 25, 1982. They were married in JAX on August 31, 1983. Sam initially flew domestic in ATL but eventually moved to international. Jim retired June 1, 2000 and they then moved to their Colorado home. Sam retired with exactly 25 years on June 1, 2002. In MKE Sam was a ranked women's racquetball player. She always kicked Jim's butt when playing. I know she will be missed by all who knew her.

Jim Horan (Husband)

DeltaRetired@comcast.net