Richard William “Dick” Smith

Richard William ‘Dick’ Smith

1934 – 2023

Our Beloved Husband, Father, Grandpa, and Gpa, Richard (Dick) William Smith passed away at his home on August 22, 2023. Born February 16, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah to George William Smith and Isabelle Stephens Smith. He married Carolyn Allred May 17, 1956 in the Salt Lake Temple.

Survived by his wife Carolyn Allred Smith of Cedar Hills, Utah; Three children: Stephen Richard (Maren) Smith, Michael William (Deborah) Smith, Cynthia (Bruce) Pocock; Eleven grandchildren: Andrew (Lyndsy) Smith, Michael (Emily) Smith, Tanner Smith, Sam (Brooke) Smith, Tyler Smith, Samantha (Nick) Stocking, David (Desarae) Smith, Daniel (Anna) Smith, Christine (Tyler) Rawles, Robert Pocock, Brian Pocock; Nine great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. A son, David Allred Smith, preceded Dick in death.

Growing up in Salt Lake City, Dick enjoyed school, scouting, and many activities, including basketball, hiking, pigeon raising, drawing, and collecting for his many hobbies. He attended East High School and graduated from the University of Utah with degrees in civil engineering and architecture. He served as a US Army Engineer from 1954-1955 at Fort Ord and Fort Sill. While in the army he self-taught himself astronomy and chinese language. After his marriage to Carolyn, they lived in Stadium Village where Dick served as mayor. He earned a masters degree in civil engineering at the University of California Berkley in 1961. Working as a building engineer he worked on many interesting projects, including the Oakland Temple. Dick had a love for building and in 1966, he started Smith Construction Company. He built many custom homes and medical buildings throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Each building project was constructed with the care and quality as if it was his own home. Later in his career he worked as a Facilities/Project Manager at Lockheed Martin and Redwood City.

After retirement Dick and Carolyn moved back to Utah where they have lived for the last 25 years. As a volunteer he assisted in the completion of the Church Conference Center in Salt Lake City. Recently he studied the Italian language and made several trips to Europe where he enjoyed the architecture and art of France and Italy. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren sharing with them all that he found interesting in this beautiful world. His example as a disciple of Jesus Christ has blessed the lives of his family and those who knew him. We will all miss him dearly but find comfort in knowing that he is happy and healthy with family and friends that have also finished their mortal journey.

Funeral Services for Dick will be held on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 11:00 am in the Cedar Hills 4th Ward Chapel, located at 4580 West Cedar Hills Drive, Cedar Hills, Utah. Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Wednesday evening from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Warenski Funeral Home, 1776 North 900 East, American Fork, Utah and also at an additional viewing on Thursday morning from 9:30-10:30 am prior to services at the church. Interment will follow at the Salt Lake City Cemetery.