Services Saturday for Lab employee killed in auto accident

The mass is in Sacred Heart Church in Española.

Serrano worked at the Laboratory 33 years, all in BUS-4.

"He was a hard worker and extremely dedicated to his job," said Carol Smith, BUS-4 group leader. "Sam was a co-worker and friend to so many people at the Laboratory. His unexpected death is a great loss to BUS-4 and the Laboratory.

"He was a dynamo, zipping around the Laboratory, picking up Fed-Ex packages and documents for processing," Smith continued. "He always took his job seriously. He will be remembered for being a man of action, always ensuring that outbound Fed Ex mailings/packages got out in time."

He is survived by his wife, Ferminia, daughters, Christine Serrano of Pit Disassembly and Nuclear Fuels Technology (NMT-15), and Emily Gallegos and husband Misha who works for Johnson Controls Northern New Mexico; son Samuel Jr.; mother, Santana Serrano; two grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends.

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