I was so sorry to hear of your loss. There are no words to express what I know you and your family must be going through right now. May the peace of God be with you all in this time and help you face every new day with strength.

Sincerely,

Rachel Barker
A&P II

Dear Dave, Mary and Family,

We are so sorry to hear of the loss of your beautiful daughter Samantha. Losing a child/sister is one of the saddest life experiences possible, and words of true comfort are difficult to find.

Please know that we are thinking of you in your time of sorrow.

With deepest sympathy,

Jeff and Trudy Graby

Dear Musser family,

I am sorry for your loss. Sam had a great spirit and was very kind to me. She was funny and made me laugh sometimes.She will be missed by everyone. But don’t forget how many lives she touched.

With sympathy,

Kate Manners

Dear Mussers,

Sammie touched the heart of many people. She’s a gift from God! I have fond memories of her from classes at Neff Elementary as a conscientious student & a caring friend. Sammie’s presence on this earth will be missed.

Vicki Burton

dear musser family,

i heard about samanthas death, On Friday I was crying until 6:30 in the morning. Mrs. Musser, my mom called barb at camp chameleon to tell her about samantha. don’t worry about it. i am excited musser family to participate but i am still sad. I had my babysitters sisters come over and they gave me a diary for writing samanthas memories down, etc.

Samanthas BFF Jacqueline

My thoughts and prayers are with your entire family at this time in your life.  I heard MANY wonderful stories about Sammie from her Aunt Debbie.  She will be missed!

Love-
Barb Miller
(friend of your Aunt Debbie)

David and Mary,
 
We are deeply saddened by the news of Sam’s passing. Sam and our daughter Rachel Bittler, were friends at Aaron’s Acres camp. Sam would always come up to me with a beautiful smile; I will forever treasure them.
Our prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time. We will miss Sam very much.
 
God be with you all.
 
With Deepest Sympathies,
The Bittler Family
Jack, Ann and Rachel

Please accept our deepest sympathies on the tragic loss of Samantha. We extend our condolences to the Musser, Rund and Chayes families.

Sincerely,

Mitchell and Cheryl Hersh
(CEO of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation)

My heart and prayers goes out to your family. Sammie was a very special girl. I will always remember everytime she came in to the office she would always have a smile on her face. I know she touched me and my husband. May god give you strength through this time.

Michelle and Jim Hohenwarter

Dear Musser Family,

 We were so saddened by the news of Sammie’s passing. Our daughter, Rachel Bittler knew Sammie from Aaron’s Acres camp and Respite. Sammie would always come up to us with a big smile; I will treasure them forever.
Our prayers are with you during this difficult time.

Sincerely,
The Bittler Family
Jack, Ann and Rachel

Dr. Musser…

What a shock when i saw the paper on Saterday morning. I Was selfishly worring about a grade on a final and you were dealing far more difficult circumstances. My heart aches for your family. We can’t possable understand why God allows this to happen, but we know for sure that she is one His very special angels. Just know that your family will be in my prayers for a long time. Words can never truly ease your pain but know that others share in your sorrow. With deepest sympathy…

Margaret Sensenig,
HACC student

Our sincere sympathy for your loss.

The Lloyd Drybred family

We are heartbroken over the loss of Samantha, whose wonderful smile, innocence, and friendliness toward everyone she met was so sweet and contagious.  Our love, thoughts, and prayers are with all of you,

Dale, Mindy, Meredith and Kevin Rosenberg

We are thinking of and praying for your family at this time of great sorrow. May God give you strength.

Most sincerely,
the Linkey/McCaskey Family
(LCHS tennis)

Me and my family are sorry for your loss. I remember the fun times getting ready for Conformation and having sunday school together. We always had fun at Fun Night. I wish you were still here with us. We will all miss you greatly.

Allie Van Gorden and family

I have so many memories of us together.  We’ve been best friends since we were 2.  I am feeling very sad.  I am going to miss you at Camp Chameleon and Aaron’s Acres. I will always think about you.

Love,
YOUR BEST FRIEND
Jacqueline

Samantha was one of my closet friends. We did everything together. I knew her since I was in elementary school. I always made her laugh. She helped me through the hard times I had. I will miss her very much. I hope God is keeping her safe. I will never forget her.

Jessica Quinn

Dear Musser Family:

My heart goes out to you in your sudden loss of your dear daughter and sister, Sam.  Alyson, I remember making gingerbread houses at the Poppelwells and it touched me to see your tenderness and love for Sam as you helped her. Alyson, David and Elizabeth, I too lost a brother at the age of 14 very suddenly, so I know your pain so well. May you look to God for strength and he will sustain you.  Your precious memories of Sam will be of comfort in time. After the raw grief subsides, you will one day be able to laugh and share funny stories of the good times you had with your sister.  Know too that I am praying for you.

Eileen Fisher
(A friend of Maria Poppelwell)

My son, Tommy bowled with Sammie and I remember the sweet, gentle personality of your angelic Samantha. She always had a smile and while I didn’t know her well, she was somebody you just couldn’t forget and someone you looked forward to seeing. May God give all of you peace and understanding.

Most Sincerely,

The Carr family

Im very sorry for your loss. I use to be a classmate with sam and helped her with her math all the time. you had a great daughter or person in your family. She will be greatly missed by a lot of people.

Sammie was a very special girl to Tom and especially to me.  I enjoyed making her laugh.  Needless to say my heart is broken at her lose.  My God give your family the strength to see this through.

Ursula and Tom Esposito

Musser Family

Our hearts and thoughts are with you. As you wonder through the sadness and tears do not forget to celebrate Samantha’s life. Our families have been apart for several years but it was obvious then, as it is now from reading other families words that Sammie Lived, Loved and Celebrated her life each and every day.

Doug and Cindy Forst and Family

Dear Mary Beth, David, Alysson and Elizabeth,

Martha Barry told us of your daughter’s death. We are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Cara, Tim and Carole Wirth

I am very sorry to hear about the lost of you daugher my prayers are with you and you family.

D Wesley

We are so sorry to hear of your daughter’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. Although she will be greatly missed by many, she will be happily remembered.

With deepest sympathy,

Trachte Family (Ann-LCHS tennis)

I am sorry for your loss. I will miss her at Fun Nite. Sammie never said a bad thing about anyone. We had a good time preparing for confirmation. I will always remember her pretty smile.

With deep sympathy,

David Cardin

To the Musser Family,

Our deepest condolences in the loss of your daughter.

The staff of IICU at Lancaster General Hospital

Dave & MaryBeth

I was so sad to hear of the loss of your daughter.  I don’t think there are any words that can possibly capture the pain you both must be feeling and certainly there can be no sense made of such a loss.   Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with both of you and with your family as well.  I pray that God delivers some measure of comfort to you as you struggle to find some peace.

With great sadness and sympathy,
Tom Dougherty

Dave, Marybeth and Family,

It has been many years since we have last seen each other and I never had the pleasure of knowing your daughter, Samantha, but it is clear by the messages and tributes that others wrote how special she was.  My heart and prayers goes out to you and your family.  I hope that over time you will find a way to get past the sorrow that you all must be feeling and find ways to celebrate your daughters beautiful life.

God bless, 

Fred DeHaven

To Dave, Mary Beth and family

I am very saddened by the news of your loss. You will be in my thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time. Although I did not know Samantha, It sounds as though she were a true joy. May God be with you all.

Anne Meier Pryzbylkowski

Dear David,

I know what a great loss it is for you and your family.  May The Almighty God Give you and your wife enough strength to go trough this difficult time!  May the soul of your daughter rest in peace!

Mojib
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

My deepest sympathy goes out to the family of Sammie. Sammie was a ray of sunshine, and a true joy to know. I met Sammie at Camp Chameleon where I have been a part of the staff since 2001. Her sunny personality is what I will remember for always. Memories of Sammie climbing the rock wall, fishing and just enjoying life will live on in my heart forever. I, too, lost a child so I truly know what you are feeling and how your heart is breaking now. You will be in my thoughts and prayers during this most difficult time.

Sue White

Camp Chameleon staff

With sincere sorrow for the loss of your daughter.

Lori and Matt McGowan

My thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. I know how much Sammy was loved by so many people.

Dianne Lobasso
(Jacqueline Esposito’s aunt)

I am greatly saddened by the death of Samantha. Everytime I saw her in the hallways she had a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eye. She will never be forgotten in my heart. "Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even though they die. and whoever lives and believes in me will never die . . .’" John 11:25-26 TNIV. Samantha Rose is now in Heaven with the Lord.

With all due respect,

Courtney Scheingraber

Dear Musser Family,

I am so sorry to hear about the loss of Samantha. I was subbing in the district on Friday when one of the teachers read the email of the news aloud. My heart just ached. I have so many fond memories of Sammie from Neff Elementary. She had a smile that brightened everyone’s day. My husband remembers Sammie from times he volunteered in the classroom, and he too, says he had a special place in his heart for Sammie. She certainly touched the lives of everyone she knew in a very special way, and she will not be forgotten. We will continue to keep your family in our thoughts and prayers. May God grant you the peace, comfort, and strength to endure this difficult time.

Sincerely,

Lisa, Sean, and Jada Loughry

Dear Mary Beth,

I wish to extend my condolences to you and your family. I swam with you so may years ago and then our paths crossed again several years ago when you were Kathy McBride’s guest for tennis at LCC. I most recently had the pleasure of meeting your daughter at Manheim Township Middle School as an employee of IU 13 observing in Samantha’s class. She was a special young lady and I enjoyed talking with her.

Sincerely,

Lynn Peters

Dear Samantha, I have had some rough times this year. I just recently lost a friend in March and I wish you were here to stop the situation. I wish you could tell her it was the wrong thing to do to stop our friendship if we were good friends for 3 years. I miss you, love you,and think about you all the time.
Your best friend forever in life,
Jacqueline