Walter Patrick

Smith

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Walter Patrick Smith

Oct 01 1958 - Dec 20 2012

Walter Patrick Smith, age 54, of Frisco, TX passed away peacefully on December 20, 2012 of Acute Myeloid Leukemia at Medical City Hospital surrounded by his wife and daughters.  He was born on October 1, 1958 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Walter Lyle and Helen Genevieve Ruddy Smith.

Walter will forever be remembered by his girls for his strength and perseverance against incredible odds, as well as for the compassion, kindness, and wisdom he blessed them with.  His selflessness and love for them knew no bounds. 

Walter was a graduate of Ursuline High School class of 1976.  He attended the Ohio State University, of which he was a loyal and passionate buckeye football fan, and earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Youngstown State University in 1981.  He received his juris doctorate from Case Western Reserve University in 1984.  He last worked as a finance attorney at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank until he was disabled with chronic debilitating back pain.

Walter is survived by his best friend and devoted wife of 28 years, Laura Lee Smith of Frisco, TX, whom he married on October 20, 1984; three loving daughters, Jacqueline Elizabeth Palmer and her husband Jason of New Albany, OH, Colleen Patricia Smith of Frisco, TX, and Jennifer Lee Smith of Frisco, TX; an aunt, Anne Moore of Youngstown, OH; and a number of nieces, nephews, and cousins.Walter is preceded in death by his parents Walter and Genevieve Smith, sister Maureen Smith-Gaffney and her husband Dennis, as well as paternal grandparents William and Margaret Smith, and maternal grandparents Michael and Mary Barnicle Ruddy.

The family requests that any donations in memory of Walter Smith be sent to #312904 AML Research Program Fund or #314215 Brain & Spine Center Support at: The OSU Wexner Medical Center Office of Development, 660 Ackerman Rd., P.O. Box 183112, Columbus, OH 43218-3112.

A  Memorial Service  Mass will be held at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Frisco, TX on Monday, December 31, 2012 at 10:30 AM, as well as Walter’s long time family church, St. Christine Catholic Church in Youngstown, OH in the summer of 2013

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