Samuel Juckett

Born on May 5, 1933 and went to meet his Savior on June 5, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Della Gilcrease Juckett; his daughter, Debbie Coburn; son, Timothy (TJ) Howard Juckette and daughter-in-law, Leta Juckette; grandson, Ryan Coburn; granddaughter, Bethany Coburn; sister, Celestine Brown and brother, Daniel Juckette and his wife, Jeanine Juckette. He is also survived by numerous relatives and many friends. Sam was preceded in death by his father, Daniel Juckett and his mother, Sue Juckett; grandchildren, Allison Michelle Coburn, Timmy Juckette, Rebecca Juckette; and son-in-law, Rick Coburn. Sam was a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was an avid hunter, outdoorsman and a lifetime NRA member. He proudly served as an artilleryman in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Sam was a faithful member of the Sandia Baptist Church. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 10:00 am at Sandia Baptist Church, 9429 Constitution, Ave. NE. Burial will be on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 11:15 am at Santa Fe National Cemetery, 501 N. Guadalupe Street. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Sandia Baptist Mission Dignity or Building Fund in Samuel's honor.************************************************************************************************************************************************(Extended) Sam and Della married in 1954 in Albuquerque, right after Sam was discharged from the Army. They were married for 59 years, establishing homes together and making friends wherever they lived. Debbie was born in Albuquerque in 1955. Tim was born in Albuquerque in 1957. From the time they were married and when Debbie was born, Sam worked for the telephone company. He went to work as an insurance adjuster in 1957. Sam and Della made Arizona their home for 15 years, returning to Albuquerque in 1985 to take care of both sets of parents and to spend more time with their grandchildren, Ryan and Bethany. Sam enjoyed teaching both of his grandchildren fishing, hunting, and shooting. Sam retired from work in 1990 but continued informally teaching and mentoring, whenever the opportunity presented itself. Sam loved his God, his country, and his family. He was an awesome hunter; taking hunting trips to Africa, fishing trips to Florida and Australia, but enjoying all the available dove, quail, deer, antelope, and elk in New Mexico and other states. He considered hunters the original conservationists, and he was very conscious about the rules and regulations of hunting; teaching gun safety in schools before it was required to do so. He believed in giving back to the land, following the catch and release to the highest regard, especially when fly fishing in the San Juan. He tied his own flies, and loaded his own ammo. He was considered an expert and people came to him when they needed any information on hunting, fishing, or guns.In 2005 Sam rededicated his life to God, being baptized at Sandia Baptist Church, at the same time as his granddaughter, Bethany. He was proud to be a member of the ACTS program and the security team, and was very disappointed when his health forced him to resign his positions with each of them.He was a voracious reader, and mainly enjoyed reading history and biographies about animals, hunting, and past US wars. He always had a spare book to lend to someone who needed one. Sam enjoyed a multitude of music types, including Chopin, Beethoven, Glen Campbell, Dizzy Gilespie, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Pavorati, Tchaikovsky, Chris Issak and Dire Straits. In fact, he liked almost all kinds of music, except Rap. He often said, "The 'C' in Rap is silent." He was a wonderful storyteller, leaving you with a sense that you had been on a trip with him. Sam was a member of Zia Shooting Club, a member of the Tucson Fly Fishing Club, American Legion (Post 49), was past President of the Sportsman's Legislative Action Committee, and a proud lifetime member of the NRA. Sam was also instrumental in bringing the Oryx and Ibex to New Mexico. Sam was a very patriotic man. He was a proud Veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean War. Sam was proud of his son's service in the Air Force. He flew the flag everyday and when raising the flag, he would ceremoniously step back and salute it. He loved his country and it drew tears to his eyes when he heard about another soldier dying in Afghanistan or Iraq.The family often said he was a man born 200 years too late, and would die 20 years too soon. He was conservative, political and very opinionated. Sometimes he could be gruff, but had a tender side which his family always loved to see. His family could never doubt his love, or that when he spoke, he meant business. He was a truth-teller, even when it hurt. And he taught his family love of life, passion for life, and how to shoot.