“Everyone must leave something behind when [s]he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you’re there. It doesn’t matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that’s like you after you take your hands away.” — Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
Our classmates listed below have touched our lives and the lives of so many. Thus, we would like to take a moment to remember those who are no longer with us and the date of their passing:
Claire Candide Bott June 9, 2016
Alexandra Brown April 3, 2014
Carlyle Herbert Dorroh July 27, 2014
Amy Turcotte Elmore October 23, 2020
Diane Garvey November 27. 2009
Jennifer DelVecchio Gustafson August 1, 2007
Karen Mitterer September 22, 2012
Alexandra Ornitz March 26, 2017
Louisa Shea December 12, 2023
Kelley Alison Smith April 1, 2022
Laura Swymer-Clancy October 21, 2001
Heather Kelly Tourtellotte July 30, 2014
Kimberly Tyler February 11, 1991
Katrina Hope Lincoln Yip July 20, 2020
If you are interested in honoring a Smith classmate with an In Memoriam gift and have not made such a gift before, it is easy to do. Please go to the Smith Fund donations page, and complete the “In Memory Of” section with our classmate’s name and 1994 (class year). Then, an alumnae fund staff member will write a note to the next of kin, sharing with them that a gift has been made in the Smithie’s honor and memory.
Thank you,
Karla Baldikoski Long ‘94
Memorial Chair
Please send updates for In Memoriam to: smithclassof94@gmail.com