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Gordon Whitney Smith

Augusta, Maine

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GEYSERVILLE, Calif. -- Gordon W. Smith, of Alexander Valley, passed away July 22, 2006, in Santa Rosa.He was born Dec. 21, 1930, in Brownville Junction, Maine, to Whitney George and Alice Daly Smith. He attended Brownville Junction schools and spent his first year of study at the University of...

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Mr. Smith was my English teacher. I shall always remember his teachings of Shakespeare and the enthusiasm he shared with his students

Mr. Smith always "scolded" an upper-classman during the assembly on the first day of school to ensure that all the freshmen would be intimidated. It worked - there were no discipline problems in his classes. One day in class he asked a student if he wanted to go to the principal's office, and of course the student behaved at once. However, I caught Mr. Smith's eye at that moment, saw a twinkle in it and detected a faint grin. I think he knew I had suddenly recognized that this was all a...

Gordon Smith left an impression on all of us who knew him as a teacher and someone who a student could just talk with. He was loved by many of us and will be missed. Mike Wilder

Mr. Smith was a teacher in Madison when I was in High School from 1964-1968. He is one of few teachers who I know shaped my life forever. I had profound respect for him. I have thought of him often over the years.God Bless your family in this time of your bereavment.