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Sarah Gawthrop Smart

Sarah Smart Obituary

The following obituary is being republished to provide corrected information. SARAH GAWTHROP SMART, 52, passed away, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006, due to complications of diabetes and kidney failure at Del Sol Medical Center, El Paso, Texas. Born July 3, 1954, in Columbia City, she was the daughter of Roger L. and Phyllis L. (Rose) Gawthrop. She lived most of her life in Noble County, attended Wolf Lake School and graduated from Central Noble High School, Albion. Surviving are her daughter, Hilary Smolek Pacheco; two granddaughters, Taylor Rose and Alex Marie Pacheco; mother, Phyllis Rose Gawthrop; two brothers, David (Jana) Gawthrop and Phil Gawthrop; and sister, Lucinda (Jim) Weaver. She was preceded in death by her father, Roger L. Gawthrop. Memorial bequests may be given to the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana, Inc., 911 E. 86th St., Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46240-1848.

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Published by Fort Wayne Newspapers from Oct. 8 to Oct. 10, 2006.

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Becky (Berkes) Reidenbach

October 18, 2006

To all who knew Sarah: I say "all who knew her", because she will be missed by everyone who knew her. I'm so glad when she came home a couple years ago that we were able to spend a day together. We remembered when we locked my sister in the playhouse while we played. I have nothing but fond memories of Sarah, and I am so glad we kept in touch all these years. I have cried, but I know Sarah, and I am sure she is in a better place than we are. We shall all meet together again in time. With warmest regards and sympathy.

William Luckey

October 15, 2006

To the Gawthrop and Smart family,
I wish I could write words refined enough to express my heartfelt sympathy for your loss of Sarah. She was a kind and sweet person that I have always remembered fondly, as I have your whole family. May you all find in her passing a way for her to live on in each of you as a celebration of her life. She touched numerous people in a positive way and will certainly be missed by many. My thoughts and prayers go out to each and everyone of you. May you have peace of mind with every thought of her and know that her life, though short, was a positive influence to all who knew her.
Sincerly,
Bill Luckey

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