Thomas Logan Smith
Thomas Logan Smith
Thomas
Logan Smith
,
85
,
died on Sunday
,
October 14, 2012
,
at his home.
He was
born in Boise
,
Idaho at St. Luke's Hospital to Reuel E. and Carolyn Logan Smith
on May 10
,
1927.
Tom
served in the Na
v
y at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, and at Del Monte
,
CA.
After
being discharged from the Navy, Tom enrolled at the University of Idaho
,
and became a member
of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Tom was married to Shirley Johnson in St.
Michael's Cathedral b
y
Bishop Rhea on June 9
,
1951. The couple moved to Moscow
,
ID, where Tom finished his final year
of law school. He received his law degree in 1952
,
and practiced law in Boise for 50
years
.
Tom
had the honor of being admitted to practice law before the United States
Supreme Court in 1967
.
Tom was
a lifelong member of St. Michael's Cathedral
,
serving a
s
an acolyte and
choir member in his youth
,
as a member of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew
,
on the vestry as
Senior Warden
,
and as Chancellor of the Diocese for Bishop King.
Tom was
proud to be a fourth generation Idahoan. His maternal great grandfather
,
Thomas E. Logan,
was Boise's first postmaster in 1869
,
and was elected Mayor of Bo
i
se 4 times. His adobe house now stands in Pioneer Village next
to the Idaho Historical Museum
.
His paternal grandfather, Thomas O. Sm
i
th
,
was the cand
y
maker who started
Idaho Cand
y
Company
in 1901. His recipes for the Idaho Spud, Old Faithful, and Cherry Cordial candy
bars are still being used.
Tom was
preceded in death by his parents
,
Reuel and Carolyn Smith
.
He is survived by his wife
Shirley,
his son Geoffrey
(
Elizabeth)
,
his daughter Jennifer
,
all of Boise, ID
;
his sister Marilyn (Jack) of Seattle, WA
,
and several nieces
and nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 19, 2012,
at 10:30 a.m., at St. Michael’s Episcopal Cathedral, Boise. A gathering at the
Bishop Tuttle House will follow the service. Arrangements are under the
direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, Boise.
Tom’s wish was that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to
the Idaho Humane Society of a favorite charity.
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