Terry passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 11, 2000. He was born in Detroit in 1938 to the late Russell A. Smith and to Anna M. Smith, who survives her son.

Terry is also survived by his wife, Lorene, and two children, Heather O. Wontor and Aaron J. Vickers and his wife, Lisa. He leaves three grandchildren, Samantha and Amanda Wontor and Olivia Vickers. Three brothers survive; they are Brian R Smith and his wife Carol of Toledo, Gregory W. Smith of Grand Ledge and Russell A. Smith and his wife, Melissa Brandon of Temperance. A number of beloved nieces and nephews will remember their uncle.

Terry was graduated from Michigan State University and he was awarded a juris doctor from the University of Chicago. He practiced law in Grand Ledge beginning in 1965 with several firms, ultimately forming the Smith Brothers Law Office where he practiced until the time of his death.

Through social service agencies, cultural activities, organizations and professional groups, he gave continuous service to Grand Ledge, Eaton County,  and the State of Michigan. He served on the County Social Services Board; he was on the board of the Community Chest of Grand Ledge and later of United Way of Greater Lansing; he was a founding director of the Grand Ledge Area Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Michigan Boundary Commission from 1967 until the time of his death. He was a member of Rotary International, serving on its board and later as its president. He chaired Michigan Week observances in Grand Ledge. Terry was on the board of First of America Bank of Grand Ledge and later of Michigan National Bank's advisory board. At the time of his death, he was on the board of the Lansing Michigan National Bank.

A special focus of Terry's has been the development of the Grand Ledge Opera House. With several others he envisioned the historic opera house as a community center and from its inception in the late 1980's until the present, he has been actively involved and served as chair of the Opera House Authority charged with development and operation of the facility.

Professionally, Terry was a member of the American Bar Association, the Michigan Bar, and the Eaton County Bar. Early in his legal career, he was a research associate for the Michigan Court of Appeals. He was listed in Who's Who in American Law.

Those wishing may make contributions to the Opera House Authority, PO Box 264, Grand Ledge, MI 48837.

Published in the Fall 2000 Bulletin written by Marjorie Simon