Haviland V.L. Smith ’38

Haviland Smith died Feb. 11, 1997, at his home in Newport Beach, Calif. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, and also lived in West Virginia and Illinois. Duryea '34 was his brother. Hav prepared at the Gunnery School, where he was on publications boards and the student council and was a class officer; he also played football, baseball, and hockey. At Princeton he majored in geology, was connected with the university laundry agency, and joined Cottage Club.

He left college after sophomore year and went to work for Libby-OwensFord Glass Co. In 1941 he joined the Air Force, later earning a DFC Air Medal and four campaign stars in the Asian-Pacific theater. He was discharged with the rank of captain.

In 1944 Hav married Frances Fox, with whom he had daughters Donna S. Pomeroy and Christie S. Bineau. After owning and operating a glass company in Redlands, Calif., for a few years, he became a successful entrepreneur in the Newport Beach area, where he developed two mobile home parks and had a major interest in the Martin Aviation Co. Throughout his life he enjoyed sports, flying, boating, and woodcarving. Aside from his daughters, he is survived by his second wife Fern, and three grandchildren, to all of whom the class extends deep sympathy.

The Class of 1938