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Dr. Samuel Downey Hoblit

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[March 19, 2015]  MIDDLE ISLAND, NY - Dr. Samuel Downey Hoblit, Ph.D., 57, of Middle Island, NY, formerly of Atlanta, Ill., passed away at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 16, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Visitation: From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday March 19 at the Atlanta United Methodist Church.

Service: Thursday at 11 a.m. at the church

Funeral home: Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of Atlanta

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Dr. Samuel Downey Hoblit, Ph.D., 57, of Middle Island, NY, formerly of Atlanta, Ill., passed away at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 16, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Funeral services for Mr. Hoblit will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at the Atlanta United Methodist Church.

Burial will follow in Atlanta Cemetery.

Visitation will be at the church from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday prior to the service.

Sam was born Feburary 6, 1958, in Lincoln, a son of Frank and Julia Reinmiller Hoblit. He is survived by his brother, Alex Hoblit of Atlanta; and nephews John Hoblit and Jacob Hoblit of Bloomington and Frank Hoblit of Atlanta. Sam is also survived by three step-sisters: Susan (Larry Collins) Hoblit, Jackie Twyman and Lynda (Jim) Orrick; two step-brothers: Jim (Jackie) McKown and Rick (Sharon) McKown, all of Atlanta; as well as numerous step-nieces and step-nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one step-sister: Diane Hoblit.

 

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Sam graduated from Olympia High School in 1976. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington in 1980, where he was a member of the Sigma Pi Fraternity. His graduate studies were completed at the University of Illinois where he first received a master's degree in nuclear physics and then in 1988, a Doctorate of Theoretical Nuclear Physics. He worked for 25 years as a Staff Research Scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York and the National Nuclear Data Center. He also completed several postdoctoral projects.

Sam was devoted to his work, friends and family. It was an honor to have him in our lives.

Memorial contributions in Sam's name may be made to the American Red Cross or a charity of the donor's choice.

Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of Atlanta.

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