Sam H. Mann

Mann, Jr. Sam H. Retired prominent attorney, Sam H. Mann Jr., passed away on Friday, July 24, 2015. He was 89 years old and would have celebrated his 90th birthday on August 2nd this year. He died peacefully in his home in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he was born and raised. He had been a former senior partner with Harris, Barrett, Mann and Dew since 1985. Prior to that, he was a managing senior partner with Greene, Mann, Rowe, Stanton, Mastry and Burton. Since he began his practice in 1951, Mr. Mann concentrated on trial law. Active in both the local and national bar and trial lawyers' associations, he was a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American and Florida Bar Foundations. He was also a member of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, the American Judicature Society, and the American Counsel Association. His court affiliations included The Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 5th and 11th Circuit Courts, U.S. District Court for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, and the Florida Supreme Court and all Appellate, County and Circuit Courts. Within the community, Mr. Mann served on the Board of Directors for Florida Blood Services, as a Trustee of Eckerd College and as a board member of the Museum of Fine Arts. He was also a member of Suncoasters, Rotary Club, Dragon Club, St. Petersburg Historical Museum, Great Explorations, St. Petersburg Yacht Club and First Presbyterian Church. A graduate of Webb School in Bell Buckle, TN., he later attended Yale University and Vanderbilt University School of Law. Mr. Mann received his L.L.B. Degree from the University of Florida School of Law in 1951. He remained an avid Gator football fan for the rest of his life. Mr. Mann's survivors include his wife of 66 years, Mary Joan Bishop Mann; his daughter, Vivian "Vicky" Louise Mann, who also lives in St. Petersburg; and his two sons, Sam H. Mann III and Wallace Bishop Mann. Sam lives with his wife Karen in Gold Canyon, Arizona. Wallace lives with his wife Eva and their three children, Devon, Niko and Xander, in San Anselmo, California. There will be a memorial service on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at 2:00 pm, at First Presbyterian Church, located at 701 Beach Drive N.E., with a reception to follow. There will be a private graveside service for immediate family at Royal Palm Cemetery on Sunday. Those who wish may make donations to a charity of your choice. Visit his online guest book at: www.andersonmcqueen.com.