Leonard S. Smith III ’47

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Steve died Aug. 30, 1995, at his home in Stuart, Fla.

During WWII, he was an officer in the Marine Corps. After graduation he returned to his home town, Cincinnati, and took a position with Natmar, Inc., a company producing textile marking machines and conveying systems. In 1950 he married Anne Upson, a graduate of Finch.

Steve maintained a productive life not only in his career in the corporate world but also in altruistic activity. He was a trustee of the Cincinnati Science Center and the Dan Beard Boy Scout Council and was executive v.p. of the United Cerebral Palsy Assn. of Cincinnati. After several years as Natmar's president, Steve moved with his family to Grand Junction, Colo.

In 1985 they moved again, this time to Stuart. There for a while Steve explored a new career in real estate. At the time of his death he was retired. In our 25th yearbook, when he was still at Natmar, Steve wrote that along with tennis, his hobbies were hunting and fishing. It would be good to know that he found these activities even more enjoyable in the West and in Florida than they had been in Ohio.

Steve is survived by Anne and their four children, Stephen, Mark, Anne Smith Kerckhoff, and Christie. To them we extend our profound sympathy.

The Class of 1947

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