Through a great loss, I learned a valuable lesson.

After years of fighting cancer, this time was different. When my dad went into the hospital, things quickly went downhill, and I knew there was not much time left.

My dad and I had always been close. He was my best friend. Whenever something happened, whether it was good or bad, he was the first person I would call. Even though I moved away once I joined the Air Force, the only distance between us was

physical. It simply made the time we did spend together even more meaningful.

Growing up, we spent a lot of time together. Every Saturday, my dad and I went to my granddad’s farm about sixty miles out of town. We left first thing in the morning at o-dark-thirty and spent the day working. At the end of a long day, we would eat together, drive back home, wash, rinse, and repeat it all the next week.

My dad placed a lot of trust in me. When my granddad grew ill later on, I helped take over the management of the farm. At fourteen years old, I drove the tractor through the fields, the truck down the highways, and managed the four employees who worked the farm every summer. Dad expected a lot of me, and I pushed myself to live up to his expectations. As a veteran himself, I admired his drive to serve others. I loved to

help and serve others myself and after working a few years as a veterinarian, I decided to join the Air Force and serve others in a new way.

I enjoyed being of use and taking care of people. I spent twenty-five years as a public health officer in the Air Force. When my dad took a turn for the worst, I was still active duty at the time and was fortunate to have a commander that let me stay in the hospital. I worked remotely before it was cool, back in 2007, and for three weeks, I spent every night by his hospital bed.

Learning to live without him was a rough adjustment. For a long time after, I would pick up the phone to call and then remember he was gone. Though, I realized that in a way he was still with me, because he showed me how to be the man I am today.

People were the most important thing to him, and they are to me as well. My greatest accomplishment is raising my six girls to be caring, empathetic people. I cannot think of a greater legacy to leave behind than that. What I realized after he passed was a lot of things can happen in life that are outside our control. All we can do is take the reins of our emotions and actions to work towards a better future in the stage of our life that follows.

My wife, Rebecca, and I knew each other for years before getting married and blending our families. We became licensed REALTORS® in 2016 and both have professional military backgrounds. When we are not working, we like to go road biking together and spend time with our daughters. We know

that moving can get complicated, especially while navigating through a new stage in life. I have had my share of bad moves and the two of us want to help others avoid those disastrous outcomes. My favorite part of my job is seeing the look on my clients’ faces when they realize their homeownership dreams are possible and then making them come true.

When you are buying or selling a home, a lot of times you are moving everything you own someplace new. I have relocated many times myself as an Air Force veteran and know how difficult those last-minute moves can be. It is why I am so hands-on with my transactions. You have enough to worry about, so I do everything I can to keep the process as stress-free as possible for you. We are all a little different and that is why I take the time to listen to what you want and need in a home before we get started.

I want to find the perfect fit for you because there is a big difference between a house and a home. Once the sale is over, I will still be there because nothing stays perfect forever and with each new stage of life our needs change. I will continue to support you whenever you need me as your Forever Agent.

Sincerely,

Sam Hall
REALTOR® | LIC# 670981 (210) 835-6007
Sam.Hall@PenFedRealty.com
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