ROD SMITH
1966 - 1983
PILOT
DEN


It is with great sadness, during this period of national sadness, 
I am letting you know that Rod Smith lost his battle with cancer during the night.  
He had just finished intense radiation and chemo treatments but could not bounce back from this.  
He and Bob (Reisig) are in a better place with no more suffering 
and hopefully they are having a great reunion with all the others that have gone before.
-Joanne Griffin
(12/16/12)
<Posted at FLacebook and the FL Club.>

RODNEY R SMITH
Member # 0292359 
DOB 06/14/36 
DOH 01/01/66 
RT 10/22/83
per FL ALPA Roster.
R R SMITH
Pilot seniority date of 5/3/66
per the 9/1/81 FL/ALPA Seniority List.
He is not on the 9/1/85 list.
-Jake Lamkins
(12/16/12)

I am sorry to hear this. 
Rod and Bob were two of the good ones. 
My deepest sympathies.
-Howard Parthum
(12/16/12)

Sad to learn of Rod's passing. 
Love and sympathy to Diane and the family. 
He was one of the good ones.
-Rosemary Wirth VanEpps
(12/16/12)

Oh my gosh i had no idea! I am going to call you.
The guys are back together in Heaven!
-Kristi Kaylor
(12/16/12)

I am so sorry to hear that!!! 
Bob and Rod were fun guys to know and great to be around! 
Prayers for Diane too!!!
-Terri Wemlinger Parthum
(12/16/12)

Both were favorites of mine.
-Al Beardsley 
(12/16/12)

So sad to hear of his passing, may he Rest in Peace. 
Diane, you have my Sympathy.
-Ginger Treptow 
(12/16/12)

Photo of Rod from 1969
reprinted with permission from the book
FROM THE COCKPIT TO THE GALLEY
by Bonnie C. Dahl and Patty A. McNeill.
-Jake Lamkins
(12/22/12)

Posted at FLacebook and the FL Club:
DEN pilot Rod Smith's memorial webpage is posted.
http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Rod_Smith.html
Still need an obituary for Rod.
-Jake Lamkins
(12/23/12)

Rod was a neat fun guy, everyone liked him.  
He was a great pilot, as well as a great man.  
I flew a lot of trips with him and 
used to see he and Diane when I went to PHX reunion.
-Bonnie Dahl
(12/23/12)

Here's a photo of Rod and Bob (Reisig) fishing in Saguache that you can put on Rod's memorial page.  
Another of four of us (Rod, Diane, Bob and I) in Steamboat.  
Rod and I go back a long way.  
We both grew up in Gunnison where he harassed his sister and I over the years. 
We caught up with each other when we both ended up at FAL in the 60's.  
His wife, Diane, and I were in the same "Stew" class.
They ended up getting married and they played a part in getting Bob and I together.  
After that the four of us were close and spent a lot of our time, away from the job, together.  
So many great memories!!
-Joanne Griffin
(11/24/12)

I am still reeling from Rodney's death.  
Will send off some more photos later.  
Here is one of the last one taken of us in Steamboat Springs this summer in August 2012. 
Thank you for the memory site, it is wonderful and I will add many more later.
-Diane Smith 
(12/29/12)

Here is another pic of us in our early years.  1969~~What a handsome man !!!
Diane Smith
(1/5/13)