ROBERT JOHNSON SMITH JR.
GREENVILLE - Robert Johnson Smith Jr., 49, died Oct. 11, 2005, as a result of a wood cutting accident in Greenville. He was born Feb. 15, 1956, in Greenville, delivered by Dr. Pritham, the first child of Robert Sr. and Sallyann (Blanchard) Smith. He attended Searsport schools and graduated from Greenville High School in 1975. He attended E.M.V.T.I. Bobby worked for C.A. Dean Memorial Hospital in Greenville as a paramedic and CNA. He recently had planned to continue his education to become a registered nurse. He was active with Outward Bound and worked in the Greenville woods he loved so much. He enjoyed white water rafting and canoeing on many rivers in Maine and especially enjoyed the Piscataquis and Kenduskeag canoe races. Bob was a quiet person and was extremely well liked by the co-workers and friends who got to know him. He was predeceased by his parents, Sallyann in 1966 and Robert Sr. in 2002; his grandmother, with whom he had made his home, Marjorie Smith in 2001.

He is survived by two sisters, Debbie Quinn of Belfast, Pam Collins and husband, Mick, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; two brothers, Brian Smith and wife, Carolyn, of Belfast and Kurt Smith of Florida; several nieces and nephews, Briana Collins, Chris and Sally Ann Quinn, Mark, Andrew, Matthew, Heather and Julianne Smith. He will be remembered by special friends, Merilyn and Bill Smith and Brent Belmont and sadly missed by his dog, Rufus Ann.

A celebration of Bob's life will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005, at the Union Evangelical Church in Greenville. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to either C.A. Dean Memorial Hospital, P.O. Box 1129, Greenville, ME 04441, or to Outward Bound, Attention Brooke Baldwin, 75 Mechanic St., Rockland, ME 04841. Arrangements are in the care of the Lary Funeral Home, Dover-Foxcroft.