It is with great
regret and sorrow that I must notify you of the death of our classmate, Ed
Smith, on February 8, 2017, in Evergreen, CO, after a valiant battle with
cancer.
Ed is survived by
his daughter, Lisa Arnold and her daughter, Grace, of Evergreen; his son,
Christian Smith and wife Sandi, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and their children,
Alexander and Sydney; his daughter, Karen Hutcherson and her husband, James of
Evergreen and their children, Jake and Hayden; and his son Stephen and wife
Laurie of Orlando FL and their children, Haley, Alexandria, Grayson and West.
The funeral service for Ed Smith will be at West Point on Tuesday, July 11th, at
1:30 pm in the Old Cadet Chapel.
Condolences may be
sent to Lisa Arnold, 31270 John Wallace Road, #309, Evergreen, CO
80439.
In lieu of flowers,
the family asks that donations in Ed's memory be sent to
Mount Evans Home
Health Care & Hospice,
3081 Bergen Peak Drive, Evergreen, CO
80439
or online at
https://www.mtevans.org/.
Well done,
Ed. Be thou at peace.
Remembrances:
Class Memorial Pages\G-1 Ed Smith.pdf
Obituaries:
Edgar "Ed"
Smith died
peacefully at the age of 78 on Feb. 8, 2017, in Evergreen. Ed was born on June
17, 1938, in Reno, Nev.
He graduated in 1961 with an engineering degree from West Point and was a
commissioned officer in the U.S. Army. Ed married Liz (Lystrup) and had four
children.
He was an accomplished woodworker and made beautiful, wooden, World War II-era
airplane models. His other hobbies included golfing, fishing and traveling.
Ed is survived by his children, Lisa Arnold of Evergreen, Christian
Smith (Sandi) of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Karen Hutcherson (James)&of Evergreen,
and Stephen Smith (Laurie) of Apopka, Fla. He is also survived by nine
grandchildren.
No services are planned, and according to Edgar's wishes, his body will be
cremated and his ashes interred at his beloved West Point Military Academy this
summer.
In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in his honor to Mount Evans Hospice, 3081
Bergen Peak Drive, Ste 100, Evergreen, CO 80439.
Published in
Canyon Courier from Feb. 23 to Feb. 28, 2017
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