Initiated an Entered Apprentice on January 16, 1997 by Fidelity Lodge #120. Passed to Fellowcraft on January 28, 1999 by San Francisco Lodge #120, and Raised to Master Mason on June 24, 1999 by the Chinese Acacia Club degree team at San Francisco Lodge #120. Sam became a member of the Chinese Acacia Club on July 19, 1999, a member of the San Francisco Scottish Rite and the Islam Temple Shrine of San Francisco on November 13, 1999. Shortly after, joined the Islam Temple Shrine Arabians. In 1999 Sam became the webmaster for San Francisco Lodge 120 and San Mateo Job's Daughters Bethel 181. In 2000 he became the webmaster for the Chinese Acacia Club and Islam Temple Arabians and in 2001 Sam became the webmaster for the Northern California Guardian Council Association (NCGCA).
Sam was born on August 16, 1948 in San Francisco. Graduated from Galileo High School. Received his BS Degree in Engineering from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and is now working as a Mechanical Engineer at Nikon Research Corp. of America. Son Jonathan is at CAL Berkeley 1999 and daughter Allison is a Job's Daughter Bethel 181 in 1999 and Honored Queen in Fall 2001, and his wife Rose is the Bethel Secretary in 1999. Sam is also a member of the Job's council as the Chairman of Fraternal Relations in 2000.