- Date Of Birth: June 5, 1929
- Date Of Death: October 9, 2020
- State: Colorado
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Dr. Samuel “Sam” Gene Novak, age 91, on October 9, 2020.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Elizabeth; their eight children John (Charlene), Jean, Charles (Deborah), Mary (Michael) Baylie, Joseph (Kristen), Kathleen (Leroy) Gerry, Margaret, and Theresa (James) Jimerson; 26 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; as well as his brother Warren, sister Ann Tittle, and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in his death by his parents Samuel Quinn and Florence (Gauthier), and his brother Daniel.
Sam was born on June 5, 1929, in Gary, IN. At age 17 in his junior year of high school, Sam received his mother’s written permission and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving from 1946 to 1948. He graduated from Marquette University with a degree in biology and then attended dental school at Creighton University. There he met his wife, Elizabeth. They were married on August 25, 1955. After dental school they moved to Colorado where he opened a dental practice in 1957 in Broomfield.
