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Sammy Lu...
I miss you so much...you are always in my heart...I wish this message could reach you somehow...Gio is graduating this weekend...we are all going...and wish so much that you could come too...I hope you have found the peace you deserve...I want to know that you are okay.......................................................................... 

  
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Dear Luchetti DA Fans...it is with the heaviest of hearts that relay to all of you that my dearest little bro Sam passed away this past summer...one month shy of his 31st birthday...

He loved DA and the community it provided him...he felt safe here to fully express himself...in the outside world he felt his true self was stifled by the harshness of society and circumstances... Thank you to all of his DA friends for all the love and support you gave him here...he definitely felt isolated when he wasn't able to get online and share with all of you...

He just woke me up in a dream...we were hanging out together in some kind of a workshop...and the work shop had a diner of sorts inside...Sam was sitting at the counter on a stool in the diner...and I came up behind him and gave him the biggest hug I could...feeling just so happy to see him!...he told me I was being over protective...I sat down to look at him and said "you're dead, I can't protect you anymore"...and we both chuckled a bit...my family has always harbored a dark sense of humor...and then he asked me "do you hate me?"...and the tears began welling up in my eyes and I said "Noooo...I have nothing but the purest love for you!"...we exchanged a look of what Sam would call "warm fuzzy love"...shortly after I woke with real tears running down my face...and then felt compelled to get on DA and check out Sam's page to feel close to him...

After seeing all the comments on his drawings and journals, I felt as if I needed to tell his DA community that he has left this earth...and that we lost such a caring, kind hearted, spectacular human being...I am thankful that he left behind such wonderful art for us to remember him by........

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Samuel Fiore Luchetti passed away this past Wednesday, June 15, 2016 surrounded by his siblings. Sam was born on July 19th, 1985 in Española to Myra Trujillo and Dennis Luchetti, both from Abiquiu. Sam enjoyed his early years on the family farm where he honored local traditions like raising chile in the garden with Myra and rustling cattle on the ranch with Dennis. Sam attended elementary school in Abiquiu until the 6th grade and graduated from Pojoaque High School in 2003. After graduating, Sam moved south to Socorro where he enjoyed the slow paced life of the Rio Grande River Valley for several years. He spent his remaining years living in Española with his mother. Throughout his life, Sam developed his skills as an artist and musician. Using his artistic talents, Sam displayed a passion for animals and nature, which brought him recognition in the Abiquiu Studio Tour. Specifically, Sam felt a powerful connection with wolves, which he often portrayed in an anthropomorphic light. Like Dennis, Sam enjoyed playing the guitar, he emulated his favorite 80s rock metal bands like Black Sabbath and Metallica. Everyone who knew Sam appreciated his unbridled sense of humor and his unparalleled ability to reserve judgment. Whenever tensions ran high, Sam quickly came to the rescue by dispensing humor effortlessly and with masterful timing. Sam’s humble nature granted him with a unique perspective that he used to help anyone seeking his guidance. Helping others always came before helping himself; Sam was always willing to make any sacrifice necessary to provide assistance. Sam was preceded in death by his grandfather Fiore Luchetti, father Dennis Luchetti, grandmother Virginia Trujillo, and brother Anjel Luchetti. He is survived by his grandfather Floyd Trujillo, mother Myra Trujillo, sisters Marisol, Brandy and Ursula Luchetti, and brother Giovanni Luchetti. A rosary service will be conducted in the Abiquiu Pueblo at the St. Thomas the Apostle Parish at 7 pm on Friday, June 24th. The funeral mass will be held at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish at 10 am on Saturday, June 25th. In lieu of flowers, Sam requested donations be made to the Abiquiu Public Library.

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