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Remembering Darlington
lawyer, Sam Rogol
Dear Editor:
I was saddened
to learn this morning of the death of my long-time friend and fellow attorney, Sam Rogol.
In 1937 I met Sam when he was a senior and I was a freshman at the University of South Carolina Law School. As I
recall, Sam had attended the law school at Duke University for two years and then transferred for his last law school year
at the University of South Carolina. President-to-be Richard Nixon was a classmate of Sam's at the Duke Law School.
Upon my return to Darlington after World War II, I was pleased to learn that
Sam had become an associate in the office of Samuel Want, Esquire. After the death of Mr. Want in the 1950s, Sam set up his
own law practice in which he was later joined by his son, Marshall.
In
his practice of law, Sam did not aspire to the front page prominence of a trial lawyer. Rather, in a quiet and effective way,
he became a highly capable "businessman's lawyer,"
In recent
years Sam began spending several months each year in Florida. On his returns to Darlington we would frequently meet on the
street or at the post office and renew our friendship in inquiring about personal news, health, family and the like.
Sam was a true gentleman, quiet and considerate. He loved his family and his
God. He will be missed.
Sincerely,
Albert L. James, Jr.
Darlington
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