Rear Admiral Robert Wayne Smith

1945 - 2007  (61 years)

• Name	Robert Wayne Smith  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Rear Admiral
  Birth	22 Feb 1945	Marshall, Harrison County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Jan 2007	Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Burial	15 Feb 2007	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia   [3]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter February 7, 2007, Page 9 Robert Wayne Smith Rear Admiral Robert Wayne Smith, USN (R), 61, died Sunday, Jan. 21, at Pflugerville Care Center following a seven-year battle with Frontotemporal dementia. Admiral Smith was born in Marshall and graduated from Teneha High School in 1963. He received his undergraduate degree from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville and his Master's degree from George Washington University in Washington, D. C. He served 31 years in the United States Navy, followed by one year with Raytheon, Greenville. During his Navy career, Admiral Smith served on the USS Forrestal, USS John F. Kennedy, USS Eisenhower, and served as the commanding officer of the Naval Depot in Alameda, California, and as NAVAIR 6.0 Director. When Admiral Smith was diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia he worked as a volunteer with the Midlothian Food Bank in Midlothian and participated in the Stark Group, Center for Brain Health, at the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center in Dallas. In 2006, Admiral Smith's son and daughter-in-law established the Admiral's Ride sponsoring a bike ride from Austin to the Center for Brain Health in Dallas, and raised over $16,000 and awareness for dementia and demetia caregivers. Survivors: his wife of 38 years, Molly Spears Smith of Alexandria, Virginia; son and daughter-in-law, Colby and Keleigh Smith of Cedar Park; granddaughers, Avery Smith and Aubrie Smith; a grandson, Austin Smith; mother Letitia Edgar of Hemphill; sister, Letitia Ann Brittain of Dallas; Uncle and Aunt, James and Toni Wells of Pasadena; mother-in-law, Ellen Spears of Center; brother-in-law, James Spears of Tyler; and sisters-in-law, Trudy and Dr. Don Hay of Nacogdoches and Chris and Dave Dewey of Sandy, Utah. He was preceded in death by his father, J. W. Smith. Funeral mass was conducted Jan. 25 at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Center with Father Jones Jayaraj officiating. Full military graveside rites will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, and Father DeRosa officiating. Services are under the direction of Mangum Funeral Home in Center. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2010)
  Person ID	I35038	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James William Smith,   b. 22 Aug 1917, Louisiana d. 9 Jul 1967, Carthage, Panola County, Texas (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Letitia Emadine Skinnell,   b. 18 Sep 1923, Marshall, Harrison County, Texas d. 8 Feb 2010, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1945
  Family ID	F10981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Feb 1945 - Marshall, Harrison County, Texas Death - 21 Jan 2007 - Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas Burial - 15 Feb 2007 - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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