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John Smith Obituary
1949-2017
John Donald Smith II, born in Martinez CA, April 17, 1949 passed on January 24, 2017 at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston TX. He attended Alhambra High School and Diablo Valley College, and lived in Martinez until he retired from Union Oil in Rodeo California when he moved to Spring TX. He was an Army Vietnam veteran, Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient. He is survived by wife Deborah (Debbie) Laudenslager Smith, brother Sherwood Smith, sisters Sharon Dick and Renee Fee, son John A. Smith, grandson Michael Smith, and granddaughter Elizabeth Smith. Memorial services being held on January 28 at 11:00 AM at the LDS church on Kleinwood Dr with a viewing starting at 9:30 AM. Burial services will be held February 1 at 11:30 AM at the Houston National Cemetery on Veterans Memorial Dr, Houston TX.
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Cindy Esser
January 21, 2024
I am counting on my fingers and can't believe that we are going on 7 (7 ???) YEARS that you have been gone. I think about you, had a dream about seeing you again and I so wish that I could have visited you, even in the hospital. I would have flown to Texas. I actually had a detective friend look for for you and couldn't find you until one morning at 3am I typed your name into the computer and there you were, looking straight at me from the computer, from an obituary. It was a Heart Shock for me and I want you to know that to this day, I would give up a year of my life to have just a few hours with the opportunity to be with you. You had no idea how much you helped me when I met you. You will always be an icon for me. I love you forever and ever. And miss you so much.
Cynthia Esser
January 21, 2023
I can't believe that you have been gone 5 years. As my heart tumbles with ache and my mind with memories I loved you then and I love you still. I so so so wish I could have spent some time with you before you left this earth. I have so much to Thank You for Don. I love and miss you now and I will love you and miss you forever and ever. My heart is so heavy with losing you.
Cindy
January 21, 2022
I still think of you so often and I wish with all my heart I would have found you before you went to heaven. I would have flown anywhere to see you again. You will be forever in my heart and I miss your absence so so much. I love you and miss you John Donald Smith and all-ways will.
cindy esser
May 26, 2017
You were my FIRST Boyfriend and I was so so proud of you! We met at a roller skating rink in Walnut Creek (1967) and I have been looking for you randomly from out of Martinez, and now I see you have left our earth. I am so heartbroken and PLEASE could Renee' maybe call me? I have some old wonderful pictures of him and the best best best memories! (I remember your mother and Renee'!) Please, someone if you can find it in your heart to talk to me I would be so grateful. My # is 818.701.0238. I am Cindy Esser from Concord, California. I am so very sad SO SO Sad that I did not get to see this amazing man again, and how I have wanted to! I am heartbroken. What a great loss to my heart. Don I have so many great memories of you. I miss you and always have after all these years. You were my first in everything and I still remember your smile. I remember so much. Ahhh I am so so brokenhearted. I can't believe this. I missed him by 5 months. What a wonderful man you were Don. Somebody, please call me. I have pictures to share of his very youthful-times and wonderful memories of this handsome handsome man. PLEASE somebody call me.
Cherie Alaimo
January 31, 2017
Dearest Donnie I have not seen you in years but I will miss you forever. When I was little and visiting your mom would buy me paper dolls and you would help me cut them out We would drink coffee together and you wouldn't tell my mom so I wouldn't get in trouble. God Speed Donnie and give a big hug to my mom and dad for me. Love you Cherie Alaimo
Judith Smith
January 27, 2017
You were like my own brother and I will miss you so much.
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