Robert “Chip” Oren Smith, Jr. of McKinney, Texas passed away on December 31, 2020 at the age of 51. He was born in Austin, TX on February 10, 1969 to Robert Oren and Rebecca (McDearmon) Smith, Sr. Chip married Lisa Chilcoat on October 9, 2001 in Cozumel, Mexico and were blessed with two beautiful children. Chip worked for Zachry Construction for over thirty years.
Chip is survived by his wife of 19 years, Lisa Smith of McKinney, Texas; children, Riley Smith and Lane Smith; father, Robert Oren Smith, Sr. of Hot Springs, AR; sister, Shelley Glasner of Prosper, Texas; nephew, Aaron James Glasner; nephew, Tyler Chilcoat; in laws, Tom and Suzanne Ferrio of Charlestown, RI; John R. and Maria Chilcoat of Knox City, TX; Mikie & Misty Chilcoat of Richmond, RI; and numerous other loving family and friends.
Chip was preceded in death by his mother, Rebecca Smith.
Chip was a fixer of everything, passionate about dirt bikes, loved the lake, lover of blue heelers and worked hard to support his family. He was a tough cookie but if you really knew him, you loved him. He will be deeply missed by all who were lucky enough to call him a friend.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you please consider making a donation to Hugs Café of McKinney, Texas, ManeGait.org, or road2recovery.com (non-profit organization founded to help motorcross and supercross professionals with career ending injuries).
A “come and go” visitation will be held on Friday, January 8, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home. Only a limited number of guests will be allowed to enter the funeral home facility at any one time to maintain social distancing.
In support of our local, state, and federal govt including CDC directives and to protect the physical health, safety and well-being of our community, only a limited number of guests will be allowed to attend the Funeral Service.
A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 9, 2021, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas. The service will also be live streamed at TJMfuneral.com on Chip’s obituary page by clicking on the following https://celebrationoflife.tv/blog/robert-chip-oren-smith-jr. After the service, the recorded live stream will be available for viewing at the same link location.
However, when the maximum number of guests are reached, those who would like to honor Chip and show their support to his family may remain at the funeral home in your vehicle, where you can watch the live streamed service on your personal device (laptop, tablet or smartphone) or listen through a designated FM radio channel.
Following the funeral service, a procession will make its way to Ridgeview Memorial Park for a committal service where all are invited to attend the committal service maintaining social distancing or you may remain in your vehicle. You will be able to listen to the service through speakers set up at the gravesite.