He was born November 24, 1948 in comuna Viisoara, judetul Cluj, Romania, to his parents Catalina and Ilie Marinca. He was 1 of 11 loving siblings: Cornel Marinca, Ilie Marinca, Ana Sandru, Ica Marinca, Maria Jar, Emil Marinca, & Tibi Marinca, two of them died while infants and Ioan Marinca died in 2004.
Samy gave his life to the Lord and was baptized in 1974 in Bucuresti by Pastor Ioan Bunaciu. He fulfilled his dream to come to America in December 1978. Before coming to America, he met the love of his life, Mariana, and waited for her 2 years until she arrived to America. They married on August 3, 1980 and had 2 daughters, Deborah & Emily.
He lived in Chicago, Illinois from 1978 to 1991 and was close to his brothers Ioan, Emil, and Tibi. He then moved closer to his sister Maria Jar in Atlanta, Georgia where he settled with his family and has been ever since.
In Atlanta he worked at Alcon, formerly known as Ciba Vision, for over 20 years.
His daughter Emily married Bill Leisey and later they had a son Luke. He was Samuel’s first grandson and his pride and joy. He loved his family and loved working with bees and making honey. Everyone loved his honey. Samuel was diagnosed with cancer November 2011 and has been going through cancer treatments since then. On April 2nd his suffering ended swiftly when he had a stroke and passed away. He went to be with his Savior at 10AM on April 2, 2014.
He is survived by his wife Mariana, his daughters Deborah and Emily, son-in-law Bill, and grandson Luke, who were at his bedside until his last moments. He loved the Lord and served him faithfully throughout his life. He will be missed dearly and remembered by many.