Ralph F. Smith Jr.
April 22, 1934 - April 16, 2005
Obituary
Born April 22, 1934 in Jackson, Mississippi and died April 16, 2005 in Puyallup, Washington. Ralph was raised in Bremerton,WA and graduated from Bremerton High school in 1952. Ralph served for four years in the U.S.A.F. and learned his trade as an Air Traffic Controller; then he was honorably discharged in 1957 as SGT. He spent 30 years as an Air Traffic Controller and the majority of it was at SeaTac Airport. He retired in 1982. Ralph is survived by his loving wife, Pat, son, Bill Smith; daughter, Sherry Kelso Dennis; grandson, Nathan, brother, Carl Smith; sister, Elsmer McKay; nephew, Gordy Mckay; niece, Carma McKay and many other loving family members and friends. A memorial service will be held Saturday 4-23-05, 3pm at BONNEY-WATSON Washington Memorial Park SeaTac, WA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to American Diabetes Association in Ralph’s memory. Please sign the online register book at www.bonneywatson.com
To Smitty’s family,
I have such fond memories of Smitty during our school years at BHS.
Seeing him at the reunions was always such fun.
I always looked forward to his messages on line to catch up on family, small talk, etc.
He will be missed.
With deepest sympathy.
Lois
One of my school days treasured memories is the fun times Smitty, Don and I had together. Smitty always had a friendly greeting and a smile for you. May your memories comfort you. Please give Elsmer my regards. Rose Lay
I had the pleasure of working with Ralph at Sea-Tac for the 6 years I was their, and again in Central Control P.O.S. from 1988 until 1991, when I finally said its time to go on to a retirement. I will always remember the grin he always gave me when he saw me, we worked well together in Central, its a time I will always remember.He was a dedicated employee, and he will be missed by all. My sincere condolences to all of his family. Jerry
Ralph was my Father-in-law.
I always had great respect
for such a good man. I do not
ever recall Ralph saying anything bad about anyone.
I am very lucky that I got to
meet, and get to know such a great man.
To the family,
May God’s love abound in your life right now. I pray peace to all of you. God Bless, Mary