Sam Pickard

Sam Pickard, age 86, passed away February 19 in Springfield, Oregon. Born October 1, 1933 in Neenah, Wisconsin, he was the fifth child of Samuel Nelson and Dorothea Wilgus Pickard. Sam grew up in Wisconsin, attending elementary and middle school in Neenah and high school at Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam. He went on to receive an Economics degree from Ripon College in 1955. Sam served as 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army at Fort Harrison, Indiana from 1955-1957. He moved to California in 1957 and earned his MBA from Stanford University in 1959. Sam remained in the San Francisco Bay Area to pursue a 30 year banking career and raise his family. Sam is survived by his children Ann Pickard, Sam Pickard Jr., and Kathi (Steve) Bean, grandchildren Cameron and Dana Bean; brothers/sisters-in-law, David and Judy Kent, Mitzi Pickard, John Shaw, 19 nieces and nephews and many wonderful friends. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 45 years, Carmen, his parents, brothers Jim and Tom, and twin sisters Judy and Julie.