Roll Call Tribute
Gordon Smart '65 January 26, 2015 9:59 AM
Published in Fosters (Daily Democrat) (Dover NH) from Jan. 24 to Jan. 27, 2015
Gordon E. Smart
Gordon E. Smart
Gordon E. Smart, November 7, 1931 - January 20, 2015, passed away at his home in Northwood on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, after a brief illness.
Born in Portsmouth, N.H. on November 7, 1931, he was the son of Gay E. and Dora M. (Howe) Smart.
Gordon was a 1949 graduate of Portsmouth High School, graduated from UNH in 1953 with a BA in Mathematics and Texas A&M in 1965 with a MS in Computing Science.
He was commissioned into the US Air Force as a 2LT in 1953 and retired after 20 years of service as a Lt. Colonel. In 1973 he moved to Northwood and was the Assistant Headmaster and teacher at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy until his retirement in 1991.
Gordon was predeceased by the love of his life, his wife of 54 years, Barbara, who died on January 10, 2009. He is survived by 5 children; Gregory and Holly Smart of Epping, N.H.; Suzanne and Owen McLean of Taylorsville, North Carolina; Gary Smart and Cynthia Warianty, of Northwood, N.H.; Daniel and Rebecca Smart of Biddeford, Maine; Peter Smart of Advance, North Carolina. He is also survived by 14 Grandchildren and 3 Great-Grandchildren who knew him affectionately as 'Grandpapa'.
Private interment will be in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Northwood in the spring at the convenience of the family.
Memorial Donations may be made to Coe Brown Northwood Academy, 907 1st N.H. Turnpike, Northwood, N.H. 03261 or Cornerstone VNA, 178 Farmington Road, Rochester, N.H. 03867
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Gordon E. Smart
Gordon E. Smart
Gordon E. Smart, November 7, 1931 - January 20, 2015, passed away at his home in Northwood on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, after a brief illness.
Born in Portsmouth, N.H. on November 7, 1931, he was the son of Gay E. and Dora M. (Howe) Smart.
Gordon was a 1949 graduate of Portsmouth High School, graduated from UNH in 1953 with a BA in Mathematics and Texas A&M in 1965 with a MS in Computing Science.
He was commissioned into the US Air Force as a 2LT in 1953 and retired after 20 years of service as a Lt. Colonel. In 1973 he moved to Northwood and was the Assistant Headmaster and teacher at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy until his retirement in 1991.
Gordon was predeceased by the love of his life, his wife of 54 years, Barbara, who died on January 10, 2009. He is survived by 5 children; Gregory and Holly Smart of Epping, N.H.; Suzanne and Owen McLean of Taylorsville, North Carolina; Gary Smart and Cynthia Warianty, of Northwood, N.H.; Daniel and Rebecca Smart of Biddeford, Maine; Peter Smart of Advance, North Carolina. He is also survived by 14 Grandchildren and 3 Great-Grandchildren who knew him affectionately as 'Grandpapa'.
Private interment will be in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Northwood in the spring at the convenience of the family.
Memorial Donations may be made to Coe Brown Northwood Academy, 907 1st N.H. Turnpike, Northwood, N.H. 03261 or Cornerstone VNA, 178 Farmington Road, Rochester, N.H. 03867
Visit www.fosters.com/obits for an online guest book.
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