John Francis Smith's Obituary
John Francis Smith was born December 11, 1965 in Portland, OR, and passed away in Tacoma, WA July 6, 2010. He had lived in Tacoma since 1973 and attended Seward Elementary, Stewart Junior High, and Lincoln High School, Class of 1984. John's biggest interest was live music. He enjoyed playing the guitar, harmonica, keyboards, and tin whistle, and sang and wrote numerous original songs. He was proud of his Irish heritage, and often shared this with the many people that he met. If John considered you a friend, he considered you a lifelong friend, and had a genuine concern to help friends and neighbors.
John was predeceased by his mother, Hannah "Joan" (Murphy) Smith. He is survived by his father, Roy E. Smith, siblings Sheila (Craig) McDaniel, Mary Smith, Roy "Tony" Smith, Kate (Matt) Dawley, Eileen (Tom) Suggs, Rita (Kirk) Hedrick, Michael (Maria) Smith, and James (Katie) Smith. Also, nieces and nephews Chris (Irene) Gravseth, Bridget Gravseth, Brian Gravseth, Kevin Gravseth, Theresa (Bob) Forster, Kaylin McDaniel, Annika Dawley, and Hannah Smith.
Funeral services will take place at Mountain View Funeral Home, 4100 Steilacoom Blvd. SW, at 1:00 PM on Monday, July 12, 2010. There will be a gathering for John at Bob's Java Jive, 2102 South Tacoma Way in Tacoma at 8:00 PM. For additional info, contact Mike at (253) 640-0337.
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