Raymond T. Smith Sr.

April 18, 2020

Raymond T. Smith, Sr., passed into eternity on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Ray was preceded in death by his wife Barbara J. Smith and his sister, Mary Jane Roznowski. He is survived by his daughter Julia Waltz, his sons Ray Smith, Jr. and Lou Madonna, his brothers Larry Smith and Ron Smith, his sister Valerie Mazzola, Grandson Nathan Smith and numerous nephews and nieces. Ray was a retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer, a parachute rigger, and a member of the Chuting Stars Navy Parachute Team. His most memorable assignment was with the Navy pararescue team supporting Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica. After his retirement from active duty he continued to serve the Navy as an engineering technician at the Naval Air Engineering Center, Lakehurst, N.J. Ray will be inurned with his wife Barbara at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, N.J. A memorial service celebrating his life and honoring his service will be planned for a later date. In lieu of flowers or condolence gifts the family requests donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project in his honor.