Charles-Smith-Obituary

Charles Smith

Kalamazoo, Michigan

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May 1, 2013
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Kalamazoo, Michigan

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SMITH, CHARLES G., Ph.D. Charles G. Smith, Ph.D., an internationally prominent biochemist and pharmaceutical industry executive, died on May 1, 2013, in Carlsbad, California. He was 85.

Beginning in the 1950's, Dr. Smith carried out personal research in the fields of...

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Dear Angeline and the Smith Family,

we were reading the paper today when we saw the news of Dr.Charles Smith's passing. I remembered when I was teaching you, Charles and another couple Italian, before you made your trip to Italy to search for your Italian relatives. It was a lot of fun. Subsequently, my husband Robert, also a biochemist, had the opportunity to meet Charles. Bob remembers meeting a number of times with Charles to discuss various topics in biochemistry, pharmacology,...

Dear Smith family,
I am a San Diego biotech exec and had the pleasure of meeting Chuck early in my career where he served as a consultant and advisor to Ligand Pharmaceuticals; over 20 years ago. He participated in our Scientific Advisory Board meetings and was constructive in reviewing our programs and we got to know each other. I also traveled with him to Japan for close to two weeks. He was a warm, wonderful person that was so proud of his family. I am privileged to have met him and...