Sam Whipple Passed Away

Deceased: 11 July 2010

Sam Whipple, 91, of Ashland, has nearly 1,000 silk ties and many other mementos collected during a lifetime of global travel. Photo by Jamie Lusch.

Samuel Whipple, 94, of Ashland, Oregon, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2010, at home.

Sam will always be remembered as the first American certified teacher to work for the Arabian American Oil Co. in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in the mid 1940s. During his 11 years in Saudi Arabia, he set up the base school, became principal of the Ras Tanura school, and helped develop several other satellite schools.

You can read more about Sam's life and career in a 2008 article by Jennifer Strange for the Mail Tribune: Globe-trotter Has Lifetime of Keepsakes.

Funeral arrangements are pending. For details, contact Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home at (541) 482-2816.