William J Smith

Bill was a World War II veteran, having served in the European Theatre with a combat engineering battalion in the Army’s 94th Infantry Division from 1943-1946. He also served in the Naval Reserve from 1947-1967.

He was hired by IBM following graduation from Catholic University in 1949 and was transferred from the Poughkeepsie, NY plant to Boulder in 1965. Bill retired in 1989 after 40 years of loyal, dedicated service where he was a model employee! He was proud of the fact that IBM was the only company he ever worked for. He was a company man, through and through!

Bill married Betty Shimelonis in 1951, and they had four sons. Betty preceded him in death, and he remarried in 1994 to Bernice Richardson. She also preceded him in death, as did his parents and an infant daughter.

In 2000, Bill and Bernice moved to Augusta, GA but he returned “home” to Longmont after Bernice passed away in 2009.

He truly loved his volunteer work with the Longmont Police Department from 1992-2000 and most recently for Longmont United Hospital.

Surviving him are William ‘Bill’ Smith and wife Barbara of Longmont, James ‘Jim’ Smith and wife Kris of Rochester, MN, Thomas ‘Tom’ Smith of Charlottesville, VA and David Smith and his wife Maggie of Guilderland, NY. He is further survived by four grandchildren, William ‘Bill’ Smith, Carolyn ‘Carrie’ Smith, Hugh Smith and Victoria Smith, and two great-grandchildren, William ‘Billy’ Smith and Stephen Smith.

A visitation will be held at Howe Mortuary from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on January 27th with a Rosary service from 6-7 immediately after. A Roman Catholic Mass of Resurrection will be held, complete with full military honors, on Monday, January 28th at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church located at Airport and Pike Roads. (3791 Pike Road, Longmont, CO 80503)

Cremation will follow and Bill’s ashes will be interred next to Bernice in Augusta, GA at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hover Manor.