John Peter Smith, 77, of Astoria, N Y, passed away on January 12th, 2016. He was born in New Jersey on May 22, 1938. He was married to Mary Elizabeth Vaughan. John had a career in Printing with his wife. They owned Printsmith in Jamaica. He had a passion for teaching and taught for sixteen years at Jamaica High School. He is survived by his wife Mary, five daughters, sixteen grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be held at 9:30 am, Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. To leave an online condolence to the family, please visit our website at www.tmquinn.com. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at www2.jdrf.org or Rosary Hill Home, 600 Linda Avenue, Hawthorne, NY 10532.
