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February 10, 2012

Anonymous The Tribune-Star The Tribune Star Fri Feb 10, 2012, 05:00 AM EST

TERRE HAUTE — Ralph W. Smith, age 85 of Terre Haute, Ind. passed away in his home at Westminster Village 1120 E. Davis Drive, Terre Haute on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. He was born May 28, 1926, to Pearl and Jessie Smith. He retired from United Technologies Corporation in 1982 in Sunnyvale, Calif.

Survivors include one daughter, Patricia Jean Smith of San Jose, Calif.; four sons, Michael B. Smith of San Mateo, Calif. and wife Betty, Thomas E. Smith of San Jose, and wife Kristy, David A. Smith of Livermore, Calif. and wife Kathy, Ralph Wayne Smith of Alpharetta, Ga. and wife Mary; five grandsons, Michael Smith of Minneapolis, Minn. and wife Jessica, Brandon and Cody Smith of San Jose, Jason Goodwin and wife Petra of California, Robert Goodwin and wife Grace of Texas; six granddaughters, Dawn Goodwin of Pacifica, Calif.; Kirsten Gilmore and husband Joel of Tracy, Calif., Rebecca Smith of Livermore, Michelle Lewis and husband Tom of San Mateo, Alysha and Megan Smith of Alpharetta; four great-grandsons, Brandon, Brayden and Josiah Smith of Minnesota, Caden Gilmore of California; one brother, Paul and his wife Yoshoko; a very special friend, Betty Gummere of Terre Haute; also special friends, Robert and Nadine Hofmann of Farmersburg, Ind.; four nephews, Darrell and Charles Felling of Terre Haute, Paul D. Smith of California, and Donald Smith of California; three nieces, Sharon Smith of Florida, Leah Smith of California and Carol Volkers of Warsaw, Ind.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Patricia Bauer Smith formerly of Terre Haute; wife of seven months, Florence Fields Smith; parents; two brothers, Richard and Donald Smith, and one sister, Maxine Felling formerly of Terre Haute.

Visitation is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in DeBaun Springhill Chapel. Graveside services will be in the Santa Clara Mission Cemetery in Santa Clara, Calif. at a later date. Online condolences may be left at: www.debaunfuneralhomes.com

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