Barry Barton Smith, former co-owner of Urban-Ltd., died suddenly at his home in
Arlington
on Wednesday, June 16. Barry was 65. He is survived by his beloved wife of 43 years, Carolyn Porter Smith; his son, Barton Alexander Smith of
Boulder
,
Colorado
; and his brother, Thomas Spence Smith of
Rochester
,
New York
.
He was predeceased by his father, Colonel Thomas Smith and by his mother, Doris Smith, both of
Baltimore
.
Barry was an engineer's engineer. He loved his work and helped to build one of the most successful and respected companies in the middle Atlantic region, with offices in
Maryland
,
Virginia
, and
North Carolina
. By all those who knew and worked with him, Barry was admired as an intense and analytical figure with gentle manners, common sense, and a love of his friends.
Barry attended the
University
of
Maryland
, graduating in 1966 with high honors and election to Tau Beta Pi and Chi Epsilon, the national honorary fraternity in civil engineering. He served in the Maryland National Guard during the years after graduating from college. He retired from Urban-Ltd. in October, 2009, and had looked forward to the settled leisure that his lifetime of achievement has made possible.
The family will receive friends from
11:00am
to
1:00pm
on
Monday June 21, 2010
at the Stauffer Funeral Home,
8 East Ridgeville Blvd
,
Mt. Airy
,
MD
, where funeral services will begin in the funeral home chapel at
1:00pm
. Interment will follow in
Locust
Grove
Cemetery
,
Mt.
Airy
.
Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the St. Jude Children's
research
Hospital
,
501 St. Jude Place
,
Memphis
TN
38105
.
For directions and online condolences please go to www.staufferfuneralhome.com
