OBITUARY
Jason Timothy Smith
May 20, 1961 – June 1, 2021
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D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Homes - Covington Knolls
Jason (“Tim”) Smith, 60, of Fort Wayne passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. He was born on May 20, 1961, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Roger and Shirley Smith. Jason graduated from Indiana University and worked in business, marketing, media, radio, and journalism. He authored Celebrate Fort Wayne: A Bicentennial Pictorial History of the Summit City (1993) and produced The Queerness Doesn’t Matter: A Journey with My Friends of Dorothy (2020). He was a co-founder of Club Soda in downtown Fort Wayne and a staple of the community. Voted “most radical” at his alma mater, Snider High School, he was known for his sharp wit, boisterous personality, martini-making skills, and superb story telling. He enjoyed reading, creative writing, talking politics, sailing, and spending time with his many friends and family.
Jason is survived by his children, Jack and Hannah Smith, and his sister, Flicker Salogga. He is preceded in death by his mother and father, Roger and Shirley Smith, and his brother, Steven Smith.
A celebration of life will be held July 11, 2021, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Club Soda.
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