Samuel Garth "Sam" Hazard

Samuel Garth "Sam" Hazard, 80, of Bardstown, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, December 28,
2024, at Baptist Health Hardin Hospital in Elizabethtown due to complications from lung disease.
Sam was born on December 7, 1944, in Trenton, New Jersey, and grew up in Toledo, Ohio. At
Libbey High school he was a standout on the football field as a player and co-captain as well as
an active student leader, serving as president of the student council. He graduated from Baldwin
Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Sam’s lifelong love of sports carried on well past his playing
days. He was an avid fan of the Louisville Cardinals, Ohio State Buckeyes, and Kentucky
Wildcats.
In the 1980s, he partnered with Buck and Sue Woodford, in a horse breeding operation in Paris,
Kentucky. He also enjoyed golf, traveling, photography, and snow skiing. Sam served in the
National Guard then began a long and distinguished career with Owens-Illinois. His work took
him to facilities in Ohio, Indiana, New Jersey, and Massachusetts before a 1977 assignment in
Bardstown became his permanent home. Sam worked for Owens-Illinois for over 30 years as
labor management and human resources director until his retirement.
Sam’s influence on others reached far beyond his professional career. He was president of the
Bardstown Chamber of Commerce and served on the Mayor’s Advisory Board. Sam and his
wife, Elizabeth (Bettyanne) Siroky Hazard, were among the founding members of The Episcopal
Church of the Ascension in Bardstown.
Sam is survived by his loving wife, Bettyanne, his brother David Hazard (Dru), his sister Barbara
Font (Jose), his sister-in-law Gloria “Cookie” Hazard, and brother-in-law Bob Siroky. He is also
survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins. Sam was preceded
in death by his parents, Willis “Bill” Hazard and Elizabeth “Lib” Hazard, and his older brother,
Willis “Nick” Hazard.
The family requests that memorial gifts be directed to the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in
Bardstown.
Sam Hazard’s warm spirit, boundless optimism, and ability to bring joy to others left an indelible
mark on everyone who knew him. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and the
community he cherished.
Visitation will be held at Barlow’s Funeral Home in Bardstown, Ky. on Saturday, January 18 th
from 11am -1pm. A short prayer service will follow at 1pm.
Memorial services will be held at a later date in Maumee, Ohio.

Barlow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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