GayAnn Gale Smith

I remember Gay Ann so well.. In June of 1954, I met Gay Ann. She was riding a horse. As she was riding by me, she stopped, said hi and we talked a little, bit. She asked me if I would like to ride her horse. I was 9 years old, same age as Gay Ann. I was new to the Kittitas valley and she was the first youth I was privileged to have come into my life. As we rode down Denmark road and talked, a relationship would start that lasted 71 years. We were riding down to Denmark Hall, we came upon a...

Having grown up in Ellensburg, I look at the Daily Record fairly often. I was GayAnn's tent partner for two years at Girl Scout camp in the late 1950. I always loved her smile and sweet manner. We had a lot of fun together, and camp always holds a wonderful place in my heart. GayAnn was a very big part of those memories. Rest in peace GayAnn.