Submitted by: Dan Rich

Samuel N. Hay

March 15, 1929 - May 9, 2000

South Bend Tribune 5/12/2000

Samuel N. Hay, 71, of Main Street, South Bend, Ind., passed away on Tuesday, May 9. Mr. Hay was born on March 15, 1929, in South Bend, to David Cole and Lucile (Norris) Hay. He was a graduate of Central High School. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. After Mr. Hay's military service he began to work with his family in their business, Kuert Concrete. He also worked in the advertising business for some time in Chicago. Mr. Hay designed and built a concrete boat, the "Floating Stone," which he sailed from Michigan City via the Mississippi and docked in Sanibel Island, Fla. He resided on the "Floating Stone" there for over seven years. Mr. Hay was a volunteer for Pear's Mill in Buchanan, Mich. He is survived by a brother, David C. Hay, Jr., of Granger, Ind.; and by four nephews, David, John, Michael and Thomas Hay.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today, May 12, in the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home, located at Ironwood and Jefferson. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Family and friends may call from noon until time of services today in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made on behalf of Samuel N. Hay to Pear's Mill, c/o Buchanan Preservation, Inc., Buchanan, MI.