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09/22/10 - NNHS Newsletter - Bob Smith
Robert James Smith,
Sr. Newport News High School Class of 1954 |
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Dear
Friends and Schoolmates,
We have yet another sad edition of the NNHS Newsletter today.
Bob
Smith,
Class of 1954, passed away in Hobbs, New Mexico on
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at the age of 74. He was preceded in death
by his sisters, Delia Ann Smith (who died as an infant) and Kathleen
Smith Brown, and his brother, Bert Smith.
From the Daily Press - 09/22/10:
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Robert James Smith, Sr. |
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HOBBS, N.M. - Robert 'Bob' or 'R.J.T.'
James Smith Sr., 74, followed his wandering star to his place of rest on Sept.
15, after a long illness. Born on Jan. 6, 1936, in Newport News, to James Joseph and Marguerite Adelia Horton Smith, Bob graduated from Newport News High School and attended Virginia Military Institute. He answered his nation's call to service and served in the U.S. Coast Guard for twelve years. After briefly working as a drug store manager in Maine, his engineering training and love of land drew him to a long career in land surveying, which took him to many locations in the U.S. Later, he translated his surveying knowledge into archeology. He participated in multiple digs in New Mexico, including the Orogrande Man dig and the dig in which he found an Anasazi female which he named "Muffin." He retired in Hobbs, New Mexico. |
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Bob Smith | ||||
Bob was a man of multiple talents
and passions. He played football for Newport News High School and Virginia
Military Institute and remained a sports enthusiast to the end. He loved
airplanes and became an honorary colonel in the Confederate Air Force. He served
as a B.S.A. scout master. When in Lexington, he "adopted" first year cadets from
his beloved V.M.I. to give them a home away from home. He lent his rich baritone
voice to several Baptist church choirs. Many family and friends were gifted with
his artwork. He challenged others to expand their knowledge with games of
Scrabble, and gifts of periodical clippings and books. Bob is survived by his two children from his first marriage, Deborah Stanley-Chipperfield, of Gillette, Wyo., and Robert James Smith Jr., of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; two grandchildren, Hunter Stanley and Moriah Stanley-Averett, of Gillette, Wyo.; three adopted sons from his second marriage; two nieces and three nephews; several great-grandchildren; and numerous extended family members. He is also survived by the love of his life, Susan, of Hobbs, N.M., and her four children and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Delia Ann Smith (infant) and Kathleen S. Brown; and his brother, Albert H. Smith. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, in Clark Cemetery, Fox Hill by Dr. Cynthia Rosser Higgins. Arrangements are under the care of R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home, Hampton, Va. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks. Published in The Daily Press from September 22 to September 23, 2010. Visit Guest Book |
Our sincerest sympathies are extended to Bob's family and friends at this difficult time.
This information is also posted here:
http://nnhs65.com/memoriam-all.html
http://nnhs65.com/memoriam54.html
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe!
Love to all, Carol
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PERSONAL WEB SITE:
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Carol Buckley
Harty
How Great Thou Art Originally a
Swedish folk melody, "O Store Gud" by Carl Boberg (1859-1940)
"How Great Thou Art" midi
and lyrics courtesy of
http://rosemck1.tripod.com/hgta.html
- 07/08/08
Greg Olsen
Paintings courtesy of
http://gregolsengallery.com –
01/27/05
Animated Coast Guard Flag clip art courtesy of
http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html
- 06/18/03
Blackwork
Flowers Divider Line clip art courtesy of
http://www.bravenet.com - 08/12/04
915-780-3048
was translated by Stuart K. Hine in 1899.
O Lord my God! when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made,
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed:
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul! my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
When through the woods and forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze:
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul! my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
And when I think that God, His Son not sparing,
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin:
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul! my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, my God, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul! my Savior God, to Thee:
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!