Sammy,  graduated from Three Way High School in Maple, Tx in  1977.  He married Janie Bertha Garza on April 19th, 1980 in Levelland and they had two sons from this union.   They moved from Petit to Whiteface and then to Levelland .   Sam, was a DOT Inspector for several years and worked for a variety of Oil field Companies .   He was in Who’s Who, and his hobbies were playing Basketball, Hunting, Paint and Body Shop refurbishing classic cars and trucks, reading, barbequing out doors for his family, he and his wife Janie, would  cook authentic  Mexican  cuisine dishes and  delicious homemade desserts and pastries from scratch .    Sammy liked being a couch Potato, and enjoyed watching Western Movies, SiFi , Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and all Sports.    A long time member of St. Ann’s  Catholic Church of Morton and St. Michael’s Catholic Church of Levelland.   

Proceeded in Death by:

Parents:  Fidel and Theodola De La Rosa

Son:  Daniel Lee De La Rosa

Brothers:   Robert De La Rosa, David De La Rosa, Johnny De La Rosa and Benjamin De La Rosa

Survivors:

Spouse of 43 years:  Janie Bertha De La Rosa of Levelland

Son:  Michael James (Stephanie) De La Rosa of Levelland

Sisters:  Oralia (Raul) Munoz of Hagerman, New Mexico and Virginia (Joe Felix) Honesto of Greely, Colorado

Host of Nephews and Nieces