Charles Cornelius Smith Jr. ’59

“Corky” Smith died June 3, 2007, in Jacksonville, Fla..

Corky came to Princeton from The Hill School, where he played varsity golf. He continued his golf prowess at Princeton, playing on the varsity squad. He majored in history and ate at Tiger Inn. Following graduation he served in the Navy for two years aboard the aircraft carrier Essex.

Corky entered his family’s Jacksonville real-estate business, Buckman, Ulmer & Mitchell, after his Navy service. Selling the business in 1980, he joined Cushman & Wakefield and later moved to Coldwell Banker/Nicholson-Williams Realty. Corky was president of the Princeton Alumni Association of North Florida and chapter president of the Institute of Real Estate Management and the Building Owners & Managers Association. He served on the boards of the Jacksonville Symphony, Travelers Aid, and the Salvation Army.

Corky was devoted to the Episcopal Church, and served as a senior warden at St. John’s Cathedral and a lay reader at St. Mark’s Church. He was a founding trustee of Jacksonville Episcopal High School.

Corky is survived by his wife, Mary Kathryn; his sons, Charles C. III, Robbins, and David; and a daughter, Leslie, to all of whom the class extends deepest sympathy.