Everard F. Smith ’46

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Everard Smith died Sept. 3, 2005, after a yearlong illness, in Littleton, Colo.

He came to Princeton from South Side High School in Rockville Centre, N.Y. An electrical engineer, he spent 1943 to 1946 in the Army with service in the South Pacific. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1947, and enjoyed track, football, and basketball at Princeton.

Everard started his career with Western Electric in Newark, N.J. He worked for Sperry Gyroscope from 1949 to 1959, then moved to Littleton to work for Martin Marietta in aerospace engineering, visiting a number of NASA sites. In the early 1970s, he became a CPA and ran his own business in Littleton until his retirement in 1999.

Married to Edith Lange in 1950, he enjoyed family life with her; his son, Jeffery; daughters Marcia, Barbara, and Diane; and 10 grandsons. He also enjoyed tennis and raising and training pointer dogs. To Edith and all the family, the class extends its deep sympathy.

The Class of 1946

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