ALLISON SMITH

Smith, Allison Of Portsmouth, NH, entered eternal life on Thursday, February 12th, 2015. A devoted wife, daughter, sister, and friend, Allison died tragically in an auto accident on February 12th in Milton, NH. She was 31. Her spirit is carried on by her wife, Lucy Pollard of Portsmouth, NH, her loving parents, Renee and Laurence Smith of Harrisonville, MO, and sister, Lauren Pedersen (Matt) of Ankeny, IA, two nephews, and an extended family of relations and friends from every walk of life. She is the granddaughter of J. Harold and Mildred Smith of Harrisonville, MO. Allison was born in Harrisonville, MO, and graduated from Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City. She earned a BA in environmental policy at Dartmouth, where she was on the varsity cross country and track teams and an enthusiastic member of the Dartmouth Outing Club. She also earned an MS in environmental law at Vermont Law School and would soon have completed an MBA at Babson College. An accomplished marathoner and triathlete, Allison loved the outdoors and was also an avid hiker, biker and swimmer. She completed the Boston Marathon in 2011, qualifying for the New York Marathon. She was a devoted friend who lit up the lives of others with her warmth, caring and infectious energy. Allison worked as an Analyst with the New England States Committee on Electricity (NESCOE). Before joining NESCOE, she worked at Synapse Energy Economics and Anbaric Transmission. At NESCOE, which represents the collective interests of the six New England states, Allison focused on forward-looking clean energy issues like solar power. She cared deeply about the long term climate implications of our energy choices and had a unique ability to help people understand such a complicated subject. Her colleagues will remember her intelligence and the good cheer she brought to her work. When there was unbridled laughter around a conference room table, it was usually Allison's doing. Allison's life will be celebrated in a memorial service at Harvard Memorial Church, Cambridge, MA, on February 19th at 11:00 am. A memorial service at Wesleyan Chapel of the United Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, KS, will follow on February 21st at 2:00 pm. (livestream at www.cor.org/online) Family visitation will be held at the United Methodist Church in Allison's hometown of Harrisonville, MO, on Friday, February 20 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Private interment will occur at Orient Cemetery in Harrisonville, MO. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Dartmouth Outing Club to support a project that will honor Allison. Contributions may also be given to the Allison W. Smith Memorial at Pembroke Hill School recognizing student achievement in character, academics, and sportsmanship.