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  1. Anne Catherine Smith: Birth: JUL 1965 in OSU Univ Hsp, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH. Death: JUL 1965 in OSU Hsp, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH

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a. Note:   LMS was born in her home at 56th Eighth St., Braddock, PA on August 15, 1938. She went to St. Joseph GS and finished in 1951. She then went to Divine Providence Academy, an all girls academy, taught by the Sisters of Divine Providence, and graduated in 1956. Then she worked as an office assistant in Dr. Granna's ophthalmology office in Braddock, PA. Lois visited Bermuda and this opened the world to her. In 1961 she started her nursing career at Philadelphia General Hsp. She graduated on 5-10-1963 and was an R.N. She received an award for superb cancer nursing and for her paper on "cancer of the pancreas. " She was a member of the Blockley Medical Society. Lois met her future husband in 1963 while working at PGH and was married on 6-20-1964 at St. Francis de Sales Church by Paul Landolfi, S.M. in Philadelphia, PA He was Dale's freshman home room teacher at Chaminade High School in Dayton, OH. We had a gala reception at the Greenbriar Country Club In Philadelphia..
  The world was now ready to meet a very neat, caring, loving & professional person who would have an exciting life as a wonderful mother, wife, g-mother, aunt, nurse, teacher & administrator.
  Lois is the world's best mother and wife. She is humble, loyal, loving & exceedingly helpful. She never holds back & does everything she can for whatever problem she tries to solve. She is very meticulous. She is a stupendous homemaker & excellent cook of American (chicken pot pie) or ethnic food, like cabbage rolls etc. She is a tremendous baker & makes mouth watering bread, cookies, strawberry pie, pecan rolls etc. that is to die for. She is a seamstress extrordindaire from patches on socks to dresses & other beautiful things like her wedding dress which she sewed...what talent in such a beautiful person. She loves to walk all over the place & never gets enough of this & her friends even say "well, who is going to walk with Lois?" She had perfect posture and walked ram rod straight hence when she walked into a room all eyes turned to her. It also helped that she was beautiful, intelligent and kind.
  She collects dishes and candleholders so when there is a dinner at her house it becomes a banquet. Thanksgiving day dinner is not only an orgy of food but a flight of fancy dishes, silver, tablecloths & glassware, not to brag, just for the beauty of a nice table. A true feast...like eating at the White House. Talking about the White House, she saw Harry S Truman, as a little girl, giving a whistlestop speech at the Braddock railroad depot right near her house!
  She loves her church and has been active in Catholic activities in her usual quiet & methodical way. She loves the Rhomberg operettas, walzes, Roger Whitacre, Perry Como, jazz, ice cream and Broadway plays. Is a frequent theatregoer and occasional Colorado Symphony attendee. Lois is the most patient woman on earth with everyone she meets and hence is loved by all who know her. She is one classy lady (& I am a lucky man) and has a shy-side that compliments her entire personality.
  Lois worked at the Philadelphia VAH, Denver VAH, Ohio State Univ Hsp in the recovery room and clinics, Tri-City Hsp in Vista CA, and Lutheran Hsp. in Denver CO as a registered nurse. She is licensed in PA, OH, CO, and CA. She worked in DJS office from 1977 to 1986. She then changed careers and became DEPARTMENT CHAIR of the Medical Assisting program at Arapahoe Community College in 1986. She was mother foundress of the Pharmacy Tech program in 1994. She retired on 5-8-1998 & had a little party with Gov. Geo. Romer, Governor of Colorado, giving her a letter thanking her for her service. She also got a fancy inscribed clock plus gift certificates!!
  She has written a chapter in "Understanding Medical Coding, a comprehensive guide" authored by Sandra L. Johnson and published by Delmar Publishers. Her chapter is Module 2, CPT coding: evaluation and management. It has been very well received and is excellent. Her whole family agrees as does the world. "She is now published." She is also participated in making a teaching CD called "Delmar's Medical Assisting" regarding medical assistantship and does a superb job. She also reviewed textbooks for Delmar Publishing of Albany NY prior to their publishing. Lastly, in retirement, she has worked as a nurse giving flu shots& this is a fun job.
  Her biggest love is being a grandmother to her 5 grandkids and watching her 3 daughters continue to be successful and happy. She also loves cooking, sewing, traveling & gardening. She made ice cream for the first time on 8-20-99 for the little "chillins" and they were aghast as to how ice cream comes into this world. Enjoys retirement to the 9's & always loves to travel. When she got her first job with Ma Bell her first question was "How do I transfer from here to another part of the country?" She had lots of fun & trips for which we are eternally grateful (see DJS notes.) Never bored and hopes to have lots of years in good health to continue same. She is an avid Denver Broncos fan, Avalanche hockey fan and enjoys a good basketball game. She has to be a fan of Ohio State Univ. no matter what they do!! After all she worked for the University Hsp in the Recovery Room.
  Visited her mother in Pittsburgh in 9-2002 with all her sisters nearly there. Big excitement with Gwenn Hanson Whiteford's beautiful new baby girl! After a reunion-vacation in Oglebay, WV, Montreal, Quebec, Boston, Pittsburgh & Dayton in 7-2004 we attended a concert in Vail with Pres. & Mrs Ford on his 91st birthday & got to sing Happy Birthday Mr. President a'la Marilyn Monroe.
  In May 2005 made the pilgrimage back to Philly to celebrate Lois' 42nd PGH reunion that is the last official Blockley PGH reunion since the school closed in 1977 & the girls are all getting old & don't want to continue the official alumni assn. Visited Kennet Square, PA & the area was absolutely beautiful in the spring bloom. This is the Brandywine River area & a must see in May. Also saw Lancaster, PA that has really grown & lost the old time beauty. Went to Valley Forge with Lois's friends; just beautiful! We got to see the Daniel Boone Homestead near Pottstown, PA & was very pretty.
  In May, 2005 her mother died after a long life. She was an inspiration to everyone she knew. On 7-20-2005 it was 105 Degrees F. the highest temperature ever recorded in Denver, CO for the second time. This may be the hottest summer on record. In Aug. 2005 we visited Aspen, CO & stayed at the Hotel Jerome. What decadence. We really enjoyed Aspen with its green grass, flowers & mountain vistas. We came back over Independance Pass & what absolute beauty this state holds. We visited the Trappist monastery of St. Benedict in Snowmass, CO. She really enjoyed the solemnity & calmness of the place.
  She is the most wonderful wife, helpmate & friend a man could ever want. She is unselfish & untiring & a wonder to behold. How lucky I was to come into her life & she allow me to share her life with her. She is the cement that held everything together in trying times & we did have those. She is truly loved by everybody who ever was lucky enough to know her! Nothing was ever a problem & if it was she would solve it quietly in her unassuming manner. Her children, grandchildren & collegues adored her.
  In 2006 we were lucky to take a cruise to South America from Rio to Santiago, Chile. She had a great time & all the men wanted to dance with her. This is an exciting, beautiful place with beautiful lakes, mountains & people. The large cities are fantastic and a must see. We hated to come home. It seemed like it would be our last cruise! I don't know why.
  In June, 2006 Madeline, her sister, Dale & Lois travelled to Moab, Utah to see the beauty of Zion, Bryce, Arches & Canyonlands Nat'l Parks. What stupendous beauty! We all had a great vacation.
  I began losing my darling wife on 10-21-2007 when she was taken to Swedish Hsp, with severe abdominal pain which proved to be cancer of the pancreas with liver metastasis. She had been ill about 2 months but was giving flu shots till 2 days before her diagnosis. She loved doing this & enjoyed the camraderie of other retired RN's. She also liked to go to Medical Grand Rounds at Univ. of Colorado Medical school with her husband to keep abreast of the newest medical data. She went to Tea at the Brown Palace hotel on 3-28-08 & had a great time with all the kids & g-kids plus her husband. Doug told Maddie to put her little finger up when she drank! She attended a mass at St Joseph church, Golden CO that was said for her by Msgr Jones on 4-16-2008 which was her last Mass. She died peacefully on 4-30-2008 at 10:00 am with her family in attendance. She was at the Donhowe residence, 2252 Juniper Ct., Golden, CO. This is our friends who let us use their residence while they were in Florida. We had sold our Genesee house on 2-29-2008 as we had planned so we could move back to the city.
  Services for Lois was at Horan & McConaty Funeral Home, Wadsworth Ave. on 5-5-08. This service consisted of eulogies by me, our dtgrs & Pat Hanson along with the rosary. The mass to celebrate her life was on 5-6-2008 at St. Joseph Church, Ulysses Ave, Golden, CO. It was celebrated by Rev. Joseph Monoghan who gave a tremendous eulogy. Then Madeline Vincunnas gave a eulogy concerning "the proper wife" from the old testament. She certainly was that. She was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery after the mass. A reception was held at the church hall. The food was great and included perogies, cabbage rolls & nut bread! She would have loved it. Later that evening the family gathered at Mt. Vernon Country Club & sent her off in style. It was a beautiful warm evening and there were elk in the field behind the club which gave all of us the sense of Colorado living and the West that she loved.
  An unknown author wrote, "love is stronger than death even though love can't stop death. No matter how hard death may try, it can not separate us from our love. Death can not take away the memories that are instilled upon us by the living. The memories are stronger than death, for the memories of those who pass shall be with us forever."
  I love her eternally and will never forget being the husband of Mrs. Lois Smith. Rest in peace my dear, your name will be on my lips till the moment of my death.
  I bought a stone at Our Lady of the Mountains church in Estes Park, CO on 1-13-2009 to commemorate our marriage. She also has a memorial at St Joseph Church in Golden, CO.
  Grave site is: Mt Olivet Cem., Wheatridge, CO; Section 9, Row 1, Lot 4B. GPS coordinates: 39.78322, -105.14511
  Dale Smith, MD 2008



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