Obituary of Austin Smith

No visitation Austin "Rob" Smith, Jr. Austin “Rob” Smith, Jr., 70, a 12 year resident of Lacey, Washington, died of natural causes while at home on August 8, 2007. He was born August 6, 1937 to Austin and Vivian Smith. Rob graduated from Halliday High School in 1955 and University of North Dakota in 1959. On September 1957 he married Amanda Frank, who survives. From 1959 to 1965 Rob was a helicopter pilot in the United States Army and served in Vietnam. After his military service he became a pilot for United Air Lines. His interests included golf, bonsai, and spending time with family and friends. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. In addition to his wife, Amanda, Rob is survived by his son, Austin R. “Rob” Smith III, of Olympia, Washington; 3 daughters, Leslie Smith (Zachary), of Puyallup, Washington, Lynn Manning (Steve), of Federal Way, Washington, and Lisa Kraft (Michael), of Seattle, Washington; sister, Sheila Wald; also 7 grandchildren, Brenden, Nicholas, Ian, Austin, Connor, Heather, and Lucas. A celebration of Rob’s life will be held at his son Rob's house on Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. For more information, call (360) 754-2800. A graveside committal service with military honors will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 17, 2007 at Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 SE 240th Street, Kent, Washington, 98042. All are welcome to attend both services.