Submitted by: Dan Rich

Samuel I. Bailin

July 20, 1930 - Sept. 17, 2008

South Bend Tribune 9/21/2008

SOUTH BEND - Samuel I. Bailin, 78, died September 17, 2008, in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was born July 20, 1930, in South Bend, Indiana. After graduating early from Howe Military Academy, he attended UCLA at the age of 16. He was the youngest on the football team, and played in a Rose Bowl game his freshman year. In 1949 Sam married his sweetheart, Lois Gail Hamman. They had four beloved children together - Debbie Kemmerling, Randy Sr. (deceased), Mark and Kevin. He was as lucky in business as he was in love. If your favorite restaurant serves Dreyer's Ice Cream, you can thank Sam Bailin. If you like to cook those frozen chicken pieces sold at supermarkets, you can thank Sam Bailin. And if you enjoy the Big Sam's Sirloin Steaks delivered by the Schwann Food Co.'s yellow trucks, you can thank...you guessed it, Sam Bailin. Sam had a major impact on the food service distribution industry over the past 50-plus years. He began at his own company, Redi-Froz, Inc. in South Bend, Indiana, and continued his passion as a world-renowned consultant working for major food companies. In the year 2000, he was inducted into the Frozen Food Hall of Fame. While dedicated to the food service industry, nothing meant more to Sam than his family. In addition to Lois and his children, Sam is survived by 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild - all of whom adored and looked up to him their entire lives.

The memorial service will be held on Monday, September 22, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. in Mountain View Memorial Gardens, 7900 E. Main St., Mesa, AZ. In lieu of flowers, donations in his honor may be made to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ 85014, or to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.