Seymour H. Smith

Seymour's advice and guidance comes to me often. I hear his words of wisdom and encouragement to this day. Seymour was a mentor, confident, friend and a father figure to me, he was a huge influence in my life. I miss him dearly.

I am so glad to read this. Work and Bridge were Seymour's two loves of life (secondary to Edie, of course). Seymour was a great mentor to me and a wonderful person. I worked for Seymour for over 10 years and knew Edie too. He was always there for me, guiding me both personally and professionally. He really cared about my family, and I, his. I am very grateful to Seymour's sister for inviting me to his birthday party last year, and I will miss my monthly visits to him. A great man who will...

As the owner of the Vanderbilt Bridge Club, I was privileged to get to know Seymour and his wife, Edie. While he was still working, they would arrive around noon Saturdays for the 1:00 game, go to a table in the far corner of the room and eat the lunch she'd packed for them, and visit with each other the whole hour. After her death, her told me once, "I miss her so much. We talked about everything." I would like to think they are happily chatting away again. He also said, "I don't know...