Texas A&M Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Robert Lee Smith
Robert Lee ("Bob") Smith, a lifelong Texan, died peacefully August 17 at the age of 89.
Raised in McAllen, Texas, Smith was a 1950 graduate of Texas A&M University where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets, B Battery Field Artillery, and Cadet Captain. Following graduation, Smith served honorably in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant and later retiring as a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Following graduation, Smith married Patricia Joyner, his...
