Stephen Phillip Smith, 78, of Darien passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.
Stephen Smith, 78, passed away on Jan. 22. A celebration of his life will be held in May.
He was born in Salt Lake City to Phillis A. and Wayne S. Smith on May 30, 1943. Raised in Colorado, Steve graduated in 1966 with a B.S. in business/marketing from the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He married Judith H. Shafer in 1965.
Steve began his career in sales with Hallmark Cards Inc. in Hartford and then moved to Long Island to work for Reynolds Securities in New York City. Steve settled for the next 25 years in Huntington Bay, New York, where he raised his family and worked for a number of companies, primarily in the automotive industry.
Steve loved playing golf, paddle and tennis, and was a former member of the Huntington Winter Club and the Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club.
Steve relocated to Columbia, South Carolina in 2004, where he enjoyed the warmer weather, rooting for the Gamecocks and spending time with neighbors and friends. He finished his career as a business and financial consultant with the South Carolina Department of Transportation, Minority and Small Business Affairs Department.
Upon retiring in 2019, Steve moved back north to Darien to be closer to his children and grandchildren. A master of the grill, Steve always enjoyed a good time with family and friends, and will be remembered for his laugh, his warm smile and his cheerful spirit.
He was predeceased by his parents and three siblings, Barton, Susan and Thomas Smith.
Steve is survived by his son, Gregory C. Smith and his wife Victoria, and by his daughter Jennifer S. Tunnell and her husband Bertram. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Spencer and Lindsay Smith and Phoebe and Nicholas Tunnell, and by his former wife, Judith S. Woods, and several nieces and nephews.
A celebration of his life will be held in May at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Darien. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital of which he was a lifelong supporter.
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