Edwin J. Smith Jr. ’30

Edwin J. Smith Jr. died Dec. 29, 1995, in his hometown of Prescott, Ariz., where he retired in 1971.

Born Apr. 23, 1906, in Buffalo, N.Y., to Edwin and Genevieve Maxwell Smith, his father was in the motion-picture business.

He prepared at the University School of Cleveland, Penn Charter School, and Lawrenceville. At Princeton he was a member of Charter Club. After graduation Ed spent two years at Harvard studying law and business. He started his career in the film industry with RKO. His military service during WWII was spent working at the Pentagon; he was discharged a major in 1946. He returned to RKO, traveling the world to help reestablish foreign business and procedures; in later years he spent much time in London, where he was eventually in charge of U.K. operations for Natl. Screen Service.

In his retirement, which Ed shared with his wife, May, in Prescott, he enjoyed peace, quiet, and rest from travel. He took up golf again, and enjoed hiking in the Grand Canyon State.

He is survived by May, whom he met while working in London. She lives at their house at 2166 Forest Dr., Prescott, AZ 86303. The class extends its deepest sympathy to her.

The Class of 1930