Mike S
Senior Curmudgeon
I just got a PM from Pierre, his dad passed away yesterday.
Below is a copy/paste from a couple of messages from Pierre.
"Hi Mike,
My Mom called me yesterday to let me know of my Dad's passing yesterday, at 12:15 p.m. PST. God blessed him with 90 years and he had lead many souls to Christ during his lifetime.
The funeral will probably be on Saturday, with my younger brother, Rev. Dan Smith from Camarillo, officiating.
Dad immigrated to the USA from Rhodesia in 1961 as a missionary to the USA...can you imagine? Dan and I followed 6 months later, after my high school graduation. I was 16 1/2 and Dan was 11....two kids on a trip, half way around the world, to Plattsburgh, NY and several years later, to Needles, then Fremont, where I was drafted to serve during the Viet Nam era, in 1966.
Dad was always a preacher but worked part time, selling World Book Encyclopedias or Kirby vacuums for a living.
During the good and prosperous years in Rhodesia, when he was selling a lot of bricks from his brickyard, producing 15,000 bricks a day. He built houses on spec, joined a flying club and did solo a J-3 but that was the extent of his flying.
He was named Daniel Jacob Smith by his parents....always the names of early disciples.
The youngest of 7 kids, his older brother died exactly 2 weeks earlier.
Best,...and thanks if you can post something Mike.
Would you kindly forward this to Bob Mills as well? Thanks.
Blessings,
Pierre"
Rest In Peace, Daniel.
Below is a copy/paste from a couple of messages from Pierre.
"Hi Mike,
My Mom called me yesterday to let me know of my Dad's passing yesterday, at 12:15 p.m. PST. God blessed him with 90 years and he had lead many souls to Christ during his lifetime.
The funeral will probably be on Saturday, with my younger brother, Rev. Dan Smith from Camarillo, officiating.
Dad immigrated to the USA from Rhodesia in 1961 as a missionary to the USA...can you imagine? Dan and I followed 6 months later, after my high school graduation. I was 16 1/2 and Dan was 11....two kids on a trip, half way around the world, to Plattsburgh, NY and several years later, to Needles, then Fremont, where I was drafted to serve during the Viet Nam era, in 1966.
Dad was always a preacher but worked part time, selling World Book Encyclopedias or Kirby vacuums for a living.
During the good and prosperous years in Rhodesia, when he was selling a lot of bricks from his brickyard, producing 15,000 bricks a day. He built houses on spec, joined a flying club and did solo a J-3 but that was the extent of his flying.
He was named Daniel Jacob Smith by his parents....always the names of early disciples.
The youngest of 7 kids, his older brother died exactly 2 weeks earlier.
Best,...and thanks if you can post something Mike.
Would you kindly forward this to Bob Mills as well? Thanks.
Blessings,
Pierre"
Rest In Peace, Daniel.