Forrest-Smith-Obituary

Forrest Smith

Fredericksburg, Virginia

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SMITH, Forrest "Rusty" Gregory, of Goochland, Va., departed this life Sunday, August 15, 2010. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph W. Smith and is survived by his loving wife, Denise; and their two sons, Collin and Blake. He is also survived by his mother, Mary B. Smith of Lanexa; and his brother, several aunts, uncles, cousins, and lifelong friends. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Friday, August 20, 2010 in Gum Spring United Methodist Church. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to service. Rusty was a veteran of the U.S. Marines, having served in the Gulf War. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Virginia or the Goochland Relay for Life. Online guestbook available at www.lacyfh.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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Rusty I will always remember all the years we played little league football to high school. football. You always seemed a little quiet off the field, but when it became game time you were a fierce player. Not only were you a great football player, you were a great friend to everyone.. You will always be loved and missed, but never forgotten, by all who knew you. Our hearts, and prayers will always be with your family.

Love,

Dwayne and Cindy Greiner

Denise, Collin and Blake,
Chase, Tim and I are praying for you all in this time of extreme sadness. I am so sorry to hear about Rusty's death, I know from baseball and being around you all, how much he loved each of you. My heart hurts for you, please know that I am just a phone call away to help with anything!

Rusty, Rod, Red on the head: You are truly the most unselfish person i have ever known, I have so many memories growing up you were like my big brother, you were always the quiet one i was the loud one.. You were quiet but always strong. I miss you so much, but i know you are resting easy now. Love Cathy

There is not a day that goes by that I don't think of some crazy install or office relo, the long hours, the pressure, and the looming deadlines. I am thankful for all of of those times, as it was truly a blessing working with you, learning from you, and most of all, laughing with you. I have a differnt view of NYC thanks to your 'colorful' descriptions of the people places and things in that city. I enjoyed it my friend, and I will truly miss you.

Forrst i really miss the times we had chatting about life and cutting up together in that little server room all the laughs we had.You will be missed my friend but I will see you one day soon in the future and the laughs will flow again. you were and are a one of a kind and i shall never forget you.

Forrest thanks for the memories and the deap conversations we have had over life and the world in general. I miss sitting next to you in the server room cutting up and hearing you laugh and joking around. But i will see you one day in the future my friend and we will laugh it up some more. Brent Dixon your FRIEND!

Rusty, I will never forget you. All the good times we had; playing poker till the wee hours of the morning, talking, debating, hanging out, working together and just being goofy. You truly are one of the best friends I have ever had and am really devastated by your passing. Words really can’t describe how I feel right now.

I am so thankful to have known you, especially how close we got over the past 6 years or so. Thank you for everything, the world has truly lost a one of a kind.

Rusty, you are one of the greatest people I've ever known, and definitely one of the funniest! We'll see you one day again, brother.