Avis de décès de Phillip-R. Smith - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

SMITH, Phillip R., 80, of Sun City Center, passed away March 14, 2008. Survivors include his beloved wife of 58 years, Nora; six sons, Michael R. (Karen), Columbia, Md., Jerome T. (Nancy), Skillman, N.J., Terry A. (Sheri), Newark, Del., Barry P. (Sandra), Potomac, Md., Kerry E. (Tina), Cumberland, R.I., and Phillip J. (Geraldine), Bowie, Md.; three daughters, Patricia A., Sandra J. and Sheila M. Klindt (James), all of Jacksonville, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; a sister, Virginia Smith Foster, Brooklyn, Mich.; and two brothers, Richard G., Hilton Head Island, S.C., and R. Patrick, Ann Arbor, Mich. He was preceded in death by his parents, J. Raymond and Minerva L. Smith, a brother, Sgt. John F. Smith, who died in a Prisoner of War camp in Korea in March 1951, and a sister, Marilyn Denhouter. Phillip was a native of Ann Arbor, Mich., and served in the Army Air Corps 1944-47. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in police administration from Michigan State University. He served as a special Agent in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and predecessor agencies from 1951 until his retirement in 1977. He was assistant district supervisor in Chicago, Ill., 1958-60, district supervisor in Kansas City, Mo., 1960-63, and district supervisor in Baltimore, Md., 1963-66. From 1966 to 1969, he represented DEA on the first U.S. Attorney General' s organized crime strike force. He also served as chief inspector, internal security and retired as chief, domestic intelligence division. He was a recipient of a DEA Purple Heart award. After retirement from the government, he served as director of security, Resorts International Casino complex in Atlantic City, N.J., and as a vice president of the Sands Casino complex in Atlantic City, N.J. He was a life member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and a charter member of the Association of Former Federal Narcotic Agents (AFFNA). He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Sun City Center and also a member of Council 7282, Knights of Columbus. He was an avid golfer and recorded six holes-in-one. For several years, he served as a volunteer math tutor at the Hillsborough Correctional Institution, Riverview, Fla. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church. Internment will be at Florida National Cemetery at Bushnell, Fla. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc., 4210 77th St. E., Palmetto, FL 34221. Sun City Center Funeral Home, 1851 Rickenbacker Drive, Sun City Center, Fla., is in charge of the arrangements.