Solomon "Sol" Smith

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Obituary, copied from his FindAGrave Memorial page:

Sol Smith of Austin, 92, passed away on March 18, 2006. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 27, 1913, to his parents, Hyman and Betty Smith, who immigrated to America from Lithuania and Poland. The family moved to Tyler, Texas, in 1915, where Sol grew up and later worked in the family store on the town square. He attended The University of Texas, where he played alto saxophone in the Longhorn Band, was a proud member of Tau Delta Phi fraternity, earned his BS degree in 1935 and then his MS degree in Chemical Engineering in 1937. His career in the oil and gas industry spanned 69 years. He was first employed by The Texas Railroad Commission, Oil & Gas Division and then Mobil Oil. During WW II he served as the engineer at the Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. In 1948, Sol established his own petroleum engineering consulting firm in Austin, where he continued to work for 58 years. He was a member of The Society of Professional Engineers, of NARO-Texas where he served as a Board Member, and was published numerous times in The Oil & Gas Journal. Sol was a lifetime member of Congregation Beth Israel where he served as President of the Brotherhood and later as President of the Congregation.

Sol was married to his beloved Dorothy (Dolly) Cohen of Wichita Falls for over 42 years until her passing in 1988.

He is survived by his brother, Israel Smith and his wife Eve of Tyler, his longtime companion, Sue Johnson of Round Rock; his sons, Larry Smith and wife Sheryl of Houston, Darrold Smith of Austin, Randy Smith and partner, Ofer Kamil of Los Angeles; grandson, Greg Smith and wife Julie of Houston; great-granddaughter, Dori Smith of Houston; grandson, Scott Smith and wife Susan of New York City; brothers-in-law, Walter Cohen of Austin and Alfred (Shuggie) Cohen of Ft. Worth; and many loving nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.

Funeral Services followed by burial will be held at Beth Israel III in the Cook-Walden/Capital Park Cemetery in Pflugerville on Monday, March 20, 2006, at 2:00 p.m.

[Published in the Austin American-Statesman on 3/19/2006.]

Solomon married Dorothy "Dolly" Rose Cohen on 2 Jan 1946 in Smith County, Texas. Dorothy was born on 3 Jan 1923 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas; died on 7 Jun 1988 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; was buried in Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery, Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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