Larry Fain Smith, P.E. 78, of Plano Texas, died on January 30th, 2016. He was born December 14th, 1939, in Texarkana, TX. After high school in Austin, TX, he graduated in 1961 from Texas A&M with a B.S. in Civil Engineering.
As a Professional Engineer, he was associated with several businesses in Plano over the last 40 years. He was an unparalleled Pioneer of Slab on Grade Post-Tension concrete construction, a patented inventor, teacher, and leader who developed unique products and engineering technologies in concrete applications in residential and apartment foundation construction. A founding member of the Post-Tension Institute Committee, Larry co-authored the first Residential Post-Tension Slab on Grade Manual and gave numerous Slab on Grade and Post-Tensioned Slab seminars all over the World.
He was an Eagle Scout, loyal Aggie Cadet, First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and a proud American. Larry loved the sunset on the ocean from the back of his boat.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Carolyn Rae Fleming, parents S.T. Smith and Gertrude Alberta Fain and Aunt Evelyn Fain. His loving daughter, Adria Rae Smith, and brother-in-law, James Howard Fleming, survive him.
A Memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 6th, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, TX.
The family wishes to thank the caregivers at Avalon Memory Care and Silverado Plano Memory Care Unit for their compassionate care.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial scholarship has been established in Larry’s name at Texas A&M University. Donations may be sent to The Association of Former Students at 505 George Bush Dr. College Station, TX 77840. Please have family and friends write "Larry Fain Smith ’61" in the memo line or in a letter attached to the donation. Gifts can also be made online using the following website: https://www.aggienetwork.com/give/memorialgiving/.