Donald J. Sampson was born in Sumter in 1919. In 1941, he graduated from Hampton Institute (B.S.) in Hampton, Va. While at Hampton Institute, he met LaBarbara Powell whom he married in 1942 and had three children. He served in the United States Army from 1941-1945. After World War II, he received his law degree from Temple University School of Law in 1950. - October 31, 2023