In Memory

Stephen B. Smith



 
go to bottom 
  Post Comment

03/26/16 11:02 AM #1    

Shonnie Stillman (Hays)

Stephen Barney Smith


Stephen Barney Smith 1948 ~ 2005 Stephen Barney Smith, age 57, died November 25, 2005 in Southfield, MI after a long illness; born April 15, 1948 in Salt Lake City, UT. Stephen was an active teacher and leader in the LDS Church, serving a mission for the Church in Japan from 1967 to 1969. He was an educator in secondary and post-secondary schools in Lansing and Detroit, MI and a volunteer leader in the Boy Scouts of America. He graduated from BYU and held advanced degrees from the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. He is survived by his wife, Frances Hinckley; two daughters, Camillia Smith and Joellen Smith; three sons, Robert H. Smith, Stephen H. Smith and John H. Smith; mother, Rae Ellen Barney; brother, R. Stuart Smith; two sisters, Georgia S. Hippen and Sheri Lyn Smith. Funeral services for Stephen will be held on Tues., December 6, 2005 at 12:00 Noon, at the East Millcreek 11th Ward, 2702 East Evergreen Avenue, where friends may call on Tues. morning from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. prior to the services. Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery, 200 North "N" Street. Contributions may be made to the Perpetual Education Fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Please send condolences to the family at www.holbrookmortuary.com.


05/25/16 01:51 PM #2    

Kathy Parr (Minson)

Steve Smith was intellectual and very quiet until he was with you in a one-on-one situation.   Then he was witty, interesting and a good listener.  We dated some at Skyline.   I enjoyed the things we did, which were not the typical school dance dates.  I remember going to the movie "A Patch of Blue," and a Saturday when we went to the zoo.  Steve was Skyline's Sterling Scholar in Mathematics for 1966.  I remember Steve as a thoughtful, kind person in addition to being truly brilliant.


06/25/16 09:49 PM #3    

Terry Brewer

Steve and I were roommates in T-hall during freshman year at BYU and the two of of us, though different in so many ways, got along famously. He spent most of his time studying and earning top grades in a Chemistry major, while I squeaked along with "C"s, because I spent all my time chasing a girl.

I remember one time when the two of us a were roped into a group singing competion for the men's housing units, along with seven or eight others representing T--Hall . The practices were absolutely horrible and not helped by either Steve or myself, but when the actual competion came around, everything came together and our group placed in the top tier among the 20 or so groups competing.

I grew to appreciate Steve as a top quality person and a good friend. He truly deserved more time on this earth than he got.


07/02/16 12:07 AM #4    

Mary Ann Ensign (Gilchrist)

Steve was a quiet private person whose sense of humor and determination to help others meet their own goals was often hidden by his natural reserve. We grew up in the same neighborhood ward and dated in High School and college. He was amazingly intelligent and loved to teach me about the stars as astrophysics was his great love. At the end of every date, I would have to pass a recognition test about certain  constellations (I frequently flunked the test - but he would just try again the next time.) Once he tried to teach me how to play tennis. I was so bad that he ended up laying down on the court laughing uncontrollably. Steve had a talent for really listening to people as they expressed the goals they would like to accomplish. For expample, I had been complaining that school left me little time to read some of the books I really wanted to read- so, for my 16th birhtday he picked me up and took me to the new City library in Salt Lake. He found me a quiet spot with a comfortable chair and gavie me a copy of Moby Dick. Then he left me there for three hours to just read by myself. He picked me up and took me out for an ice cream sundae.That may not sound exciting, but I knew he had been really listening to me and had scratched one of the goals off my "I don't think I'll live long enough to do these things list". He was a dear friend. After his mission we lost touch with each other when he moved to Michigan but I kept up a little with reports from my mother who was freinds with his mother. I knew he had experienced some serious health issues but did not know until our last reunion that he had passed away too soon and too young. He was a remarkable young man of great personal integrity and one of my favorite memories from High School and BYU. I will miss getting to see him again.


go to top 
  Post Comment