John Lawrence Sampson

September 10, 1943 - November 13, 2020

Cedar Falls – John Lawrence Sampson, age 77, passed away Friday, November 13, 2020 at his home in Cedar Falls. John was born September 10, 1943, the son of Clifford and Elsie (Bang) Sampson in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He graduated from Fort Dodge High School in 1961, before attending Iowa State University. On September 24, 1966, he was united in marriage to Rachel Beckley in Manson. He worked in sales and management with TV and radio in Duluth and Austin, MN and in Waterloo, before becoming marketing director for Midwest Shows in Austin, MN. In 2008, he received an honorary award from the Cattle Women of Oklahoma for his dedication to their work. He loved working with the FFA Youth at the farm shows. In 2013, he was awarded an honorary state FFA degree from the Oklahoma FFA Association. He retired in January of 2014. John loved working with wood. He received his greatest pleasure from fishing, especially walleye fishing. He and his wife spent many hours fishing the lakes of Minnesota. John cherished the trips to Lake of the Woods with his best friend Ron Bormaster. John was a faithful member of Ascension Lutheran Church. John is survived by his wife Rachel of 54 years, and his son, Erik (Angie) Sampson of Littleton, CO. Private family graveside services will be held in Rose Hill Cemetery, Manson, IA Memorials may be directed to the family.