Traverse City Record-Eagle

Archive: Thursday

February 16, 2012

Roy Harrison Smith

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WILLIAMSBURG — Roy Harrison Smith, 74, of Williamsburg, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Traverse City. He was born on Feb. 23, 1937, in Lansing, the son of the late Curtice and Ruth (Moore) Smith.

Harrison grew up on a dairy farm 17 miles south of Lansing and was a 1955 graduate of the Leelanau School. From that experience he always favored gardening, bird and squirrel feeding and drinking milk. In later life, he even developed his own worm farm so that other people could have more successful gardens.

He was a member of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Boston, Mass., and attended the Traverse City unit of the church.

His working career was almost entirely in data processing and computer software support. He had clients from 23 states as far west as Hawaii, and the Vanuatu Islands in the South Pacific. Those who knew him liked him, because he liked them. He almost never lost a client. He was genuine.

His favorite hobby was to take a long walk and find somebody to meet. He would walk up to them, smile, put out his hand, introduce himself and become instant friends. He always had something good to say about everybody. They were his friends.

Surviving Harrison are his sons, Curtice Smith and his wife, Amal, of San Francisco, Calif., Troy Smith, and his wife, Julie, of Orinda, Calif., and Courtney Smith and his wife, Rebecca, of El Cerrito, Calif.; his four grandchildren; his brothers, Bryan Smith, of Barryton, Deems Smith and his wife, Deborah, of Williamsburg, and Lee Smith and his wife, Andrea, of Cottage Grove, Ore.

A memorial service will be held this summer.

Condolences may be left for the family online at harrisoninyuba@gmail.com.

Arrangements were made by Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, our family serving yours.

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