Friday, May 31, 2024
Sam Posten , may you RIP.
I am glad that I had the opportunity to meet and work alongside side him at the Navesink Hook and Ladder Company # 1. Sam had a lot of energy, most of it positive.
He took enormous pride in running the James Abbes memorial scholarship, the difficult part was working with the committee selecting the scholarship winners , the easy part was providing the annual dinner, mostly consisting of baby back ribs, beans and salads.
Many years back, at the January MTFD meeting being held at Navesink Firehouse, Sam presiding over the departments secretarial duties, was having difficulty with his hearing aids. He tried adjusting them to no avail, at that point he removed them from his ears and threw them against the wall where they exploded. Similar to a cracker ball. He then shouted “ they will have to fix them now! “.
Mark Fisher and myself nearly fell over laughing out loud.
Sam did a lot for the Fire Company , held many positions, and led the MTFD annual memorial services.
He will be sorely missed.
May God Bless his soul and his family
John Kardel
(732) 291-0010 | 
59 East Lincoln Avenue, Atlantic Highlands NJ 07716 | 
jmcginley@posten-mcginleyfuneralhome.com
