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George W. Smith, "Smitty", age 73, of
Butler Township, Pennsylvania, died at 8:50 a.m. in the Butler VA
Medical Center. Born February
6, 1936 in Butler, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Regis I.
Smith and Olive (Young) Smith.
Mr. Smith attended St. Andrews United
Presbyterian Church of Butler with his family. Mr. Smith was a
drummer at the age of five, and played in several bands over the
years. He was the Greenwood Village Robinette's Drum Instructor in
the early 60's.
Smitty was a member of the Butler
County Fire Chief's Association. He served on the Butler City Fire
Department for 25 years, retiring as Chief of the Department in
1988. He then went on to become an instructor of Fire Training at
Butler County Community College for 15 years, retiring in 2002. He
also served as the Butler Township Fire Marshal for four years. Mr.
Smith was a Senior Fire Instructor for the Pennsylvania State Fire
Academy. He was a member of the Butler County Hazardous Materials
Advisory Council, and he was a Fire Fighting and Hazardous Materials
Instructor throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio from
1969-1987. He was a member of the State Fire Academy Curriculum
Review Committee, a member of the Community Colleges of Pennsylvania
Fire Training, and he served on the Advisory Committee to the State
Fire Commissioner. George also served as a Butler City Councilman
from 1990-1994.
Mr. Smith served on the Butler
Township Planning Commission, the Butler Loyal Order of Moose, and
the American Legion Post 778. He served as the Chairman of the
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign at the Fire Department from 1969-1974,
and the Fire Prevention Program at PA State Police Camp Cadet from
1971-1987. Mr. Smith was an avid Nascar racing fan and a Steeler
football fan. George served in the US Air Force from 1954 to 1958 as
a Sergeant 1st Class stationed in Japan for two years.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife,
Sarann Williams Smith, whom he married on August 25, 1962; two
daughters, Kelly and her husband, George Ferrari, of Butler,
Pennsylvania, and Tracy Smith of Butler, Pennsylvania; three
grandchildren, Wade Ferrari, Grant Ferrari, and Miles Smith, all of
Butler.
Friends will be received at the
Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler,
Pennsylvania on Sunday, November 15, 2009 from 12 to 4 and 6 to 9
p.m.
A celebration of George's life will
be held at St. Andrews United Presbyterian Church on Monday,
November 16, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Merry Hope Meloy
officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Burial Estates in
Mt. Chestnut.
The family requests donations to be
made to Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church 201 East Jefferson
Street, Butler, Pennsylvania 16001. |
A Life Remembered . . .