Richard Herrick Smith ’42

Dick died Mar. 18, 1998, at his winter home in the British Virgin Islands. At the time of his death he was retired from the real estate and insurance firm, Pierson & Smith, he founded in Stamford, Conn.

Dick attended Loomis School and at Princeton majored in politics and was a member of Charter Club. He served with the A.A.F. for three years during the war in the European theater as a technical sergeant and was awarded four battle stars. Before forming his own firm, after the war, he worked for General Insurance, in Stamford, for several years.

His probono activities included the YMCA, where he served as president of the board of directors, and King School, as president of the board of trustees. Following retirement, Dick spent his summers in Rockland, Maine, and his winters in Tortola, B.V.I.

He is survived by his wife, Priscilla; his son, Richard Jr.; his daughters, Patricia and Susan; and six grandchildren, to whom the class offers its condolences.

The Class of 1942