Subject: George V.R. Smith Earns Wings 7/17/08
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:45:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: George Smith <smittyga67@...>
Reply-To: smittyga67@...
To: living-with-als yahoogroups <living-with-als@yahoogroups.com>
CC: islandwoman64@...



Hello All,

If you are receiving this email, you
were in my father's address book on his laptop.

I know many of you personally and many of you through stories told
over the years by my mother and father. Some of you neither my mother or
I have met in person. You were all important to my father in your own
way during my father's life, and our family appreciates the role you
played in his last few years by email. His laptop was his lifeline in
many ways.

On July 17th, at 2am George lost his struggle with ALS, but earned his
wings as they say in the ALS community. He went painlessly and quietly
after watching just one more Red Sox game. George died in Hospice House
in Savannah, Georgia after just one day of residence. His Father's Day
was a happy one, surrounded by his family and grandchildren.

His email addresses above will no longer be checked, but many of you
have Betsy's, and are welcome to communicate with her directly.

To the many PALS who we may not know or have direct addresses for due to
online patient community bulletin boards, if one of you receives this,
will you please post to the whole community the news above? We greatly
appreciate your struggles and your spirit in supporting each other
throughout the progress of this insidious disease.

Most Sincerely, with Appreciation and Love,
The Smith Family