Thomas C. "Tommy" Sampson, Jr., 59, passed away peacefully on December 25th with his family at bedside at the Hosparus In-patient Unit in Louisville. A native of Frankfort, he currently was a supervisor of Yellow Ambulance Service in Louisville. During his life, he was the founder and a past director of Shelby County Emergency Medical Services and a former coroner for Shelby County. He belonged to the Solomon Masonic Lodge #5, the Waddy Masonic Lodge #662, Kosair Shriners, and the Shelbyville Fraternal Order of Police #51. He was appointed an honorary Kentucky Guardsman and had attained Master Coroner status with the Kentucky State Coroner's Association. He was also a Kentucky Colonel. He also served his community by being a former Shelby County constable, a former chief of police of Eminence, and a deputy sheriff under Sheriff Tom Lincoln. He was a former chairman of the Shelbyville Red Cross, a former chairman of the Shelbyville Resource Center, and the past chairman of the Local Emergency Planning Committee.

He is survived by his wife, Beverly A. Sampson of Shelbyville; his son, Clark Sampson (Melinda) of Pleasureville; his sister, Barbara Doggette (David) of Bagdad; and his grandchildren Jimmy, Collin, and Madison Sampson, all of Pleasureville.

Funeral: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 29th at the Clay Street Baptist Church with the Rev. Ronald Holder, the Rev. Randy Brown, and Norris Beckley officiating. Visitation: 12-8 p.m. Tuesday at the Shannon Funeral Home and 11 am-1 pm Wednesday at the Clay Street Baptist Church. Masonic Service: 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Shannon Funeral Home. Burial: Bagdad Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy: Kosair's Children Hospital or Hosparus of Louisville.