In memory of Samuel Franklin Green
April 18, 1989 – June 30, 2024
About Sam
Samuel F. Green, known as Sam or Sosa, was born April 18, 1989 in Seattle, WA to Barbara Dent and Peter Green. He lived a life full of joy and ambition. He developed a love for sports, specifically basketball, at a very young age and often played with other kids at Miller Community Center who became lifelong friends.
Samuel attended Central District schools and later graduated from cosmetology school in 2010. He showed a knack for entrepreneurial projects that allowed him to not only improve his skills, but better his community and those around him. As a lifelong learner, Samuel obtained his real estate license and participated in numerous fundraising and business investment ventures that varied from clothing, to entertainment, and even health & beauty.
When not developing businesses and brands, Samuel was actively raising his children and often surrounded by family. He made his loved ones know how much they meant to him. His charismatic laugh and infectious smile spread joy amongst those he loved the most.
Samuel is preceded in death by his father, Peter Green Sr. He is survived by his children Samai, Xavier, Jayden, Zayn, Simone, and Ares; mother Barbara Dent; siblings Latosha Dent, Rayana Dent, Peter Green Jr., and Kevin Ross; closest cousins Denise Green and LaNiecia Weatherspoon, and a host of other relatives.
A portrait mural was painted at the Wing Luke Museum by Periko the Artist to honor Sam Green.
“I don’t really know where to start, knowing Sam my whole life, I’ve always seen him and my cousins aspiring to be greater than the environment we were raised in. Seeing the evolution of my OG’s from Eastern Conference superstars to Entrepreneurs, motivators, and community leaders was so inspiring as I developed and grew! Challenging himself to break the cycle and use his god given kindness and charisma to do for others and help plant a seed of change was something that meant so much to me growing up that it became one of my core values to this day. Aside from all of the incredible things Sam was able to achieve financially and materially, like the chains and the cars, his heart and mind were the real gold. Without him, I wouldn't have been able to take my biggest leap in business yet, building what we hoped to be a three-headed apparel manufacturing power/agency. Sam put his resources to work for me selflessly, knowing that my dreams and ambitions were dead set on achieving my goals and my track record of potential and pursuit of evolution my whole life since I was just a kid around them. Without his belief and support in me my dream would have been on life support, and through the time we had together we were steady climbing the ladder higher and higher on the path to success with him constantly telling me that all the hard work I put in will pay off for sure and that I’ve always been a star in the making and no one can take that away from me. Sam was so much bigger than himself, he was truly larger than life, and it was never right to him to sit by and watch his people not have opportunity, for that the countless touch he had on lives from all over will live on forever in our hearts, minds, and spirits! “
Love Nicholas ❤️️🔥🌟
One of the remarkable things about Samuel is that, even when he was a little boy, he always said hello and goodbye with a hug. Even for his aunt, who only saw him once a year, it always started and ended with a hug. His hugs didn’t feel obligatory; they felt joyfully given. They felt like precious gifts.
Aunty Lisa
One of the first things that comes to mind when I think of Samuel is the memory of his hugs. Whether at his mother’s house when I was visiting or at a family gathering, which he rarely, if ever, missed, he’d greet me with his hug and “Hi Aunty Millicent”. There was something special in his gesture. Samuel presented a calm and composed demeanor, and I always observed him to be respectful to his mother and family members. On one occasion when there was a group of young men gathering around the entrance to the beauty salon that I went to, Samuel approached and greeted me with his hug and said something to the group and they moved their assembly away from the salon entrance from that day on, and they were always respectful if they were around when I visited the salon. That was Samuel’s protective nature. Calm, respectful, and protective, just to name a few of his attributes.
Aunty Millicent
