Obituary: Gainhart (Bud) Samuelson, Junior, 77

Petersburg Pilot

Obituary: Gainhart (Bud) Samuelson, Junior, 77

Bud was born on February 13, 1947, to Gainhart Samuelson, Senior, and Mildred (Massey) Samuelson. A lifelong resident of Petersburg, he grew up living with his mother and siblings on Hammer Slough. Summers were spent with his father at Portage Bay, where he loved fishing and hunting and grew determined to one day run a commercial fishing vessel of his own and to be a good provider for his family....