CAROLINA SHORES — Carl Leonard Smith Jr., 79, passed away Friday, Sept. 29, 2017.
Mr. Smith was born June 18, 1938, in Columbia, Penn., to the late Carl and Jane Smith. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Smith.
Carl played football in high school and for the University of Colorado. He then went on to become the president of Patent Scaffolding in Fort Lee, N.J., a Fortune 500 company.
He retired in to Carolina Shores, where he loved to play golf and fish. He loved to take trips with his family, particularly Blowing Rock. He was an amazing mentor to all who met him. He was a loving husband and father and the sweetest grandpa. He will be forever missed. Heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.
Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 58 years, Shirley; sons, Carl Smith, and his wife, Karen, of Michigan, Greg Smith, and his wife, Blanca, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Jim Smith, and his wife, Marianne, of New Jersey; daughter, Linda Lorraine Smith of Conway; brothers, James Smith and Robert Smith of Columbia, Pa.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 4, at St. Brendan the Navigator Catholic Church, Shallotte.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Carl’s name to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.
Online condolences can be made to brunswickfuneralservice.com.
