Dr. Samantha E. Shoobs Obituary

Dr. Samantha Elena Shoobs, 34, passed away peacefully on May 31st, 2024, after a long hard-fought battle with metastatic breast cancer.

Samantha was born on July 6, 1989, in New York City. She graduated Union College in 2011 and pursued her PhD in Child Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson where she graduated in May of 2022.

Samantha was a child psychologist at The Robert F. Kennedy School P169M on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. She was highly devoted to all the students that came through her office. As an advocate for metastatic breast cancer, she was also an esteemed and dedicated board member of The Pink Agenda whose longtime beneficiary is the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Samantha's inner and outer beauty will never be forgotten. She was generous, lighthearted, and compassionate, with a sense of humor that kept everyone around her laughing. She loved her family and friends who are determined to keep her caring spirit as an incredible mother, wife, daughter, and sister alive. She also loved traveling, having made it to 6 continents (including Antarctica) and taking her family on vacations from Montana to Dubai. But for those of you who know Samantha best, know she was most content in front of the television with some ice cream devouring one of her favorite shows. Her loss leaves an immense hole in all who were lucky to love her, but her spirit will always be with us.

Samantha is survived by her two beautiful boys, Benjamin and Zachary, husband Robert, sister Katherine, parents Jean and Jerome and so many other family and friends who absolutely adored her.

We will honor Samantha's wishes of a celebration of her extraordinary life in the coming months. Details will be shared with family and friends. Samantha was a passionate advocate for metastatic breast cancer so in lieu of flowers please make a donation in her memory to The Pink Agenda.