Duncan Ward Smith

Enjoyed talking to Duncan during the time I knew him here in Seminole Garden. My condolences to his family. May he rest in peace. Ramona Brown

Your heart soon will be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

I had Mr Smith as a German teacher in Jr High in Winchester Massachusetts. He was absolutely one of my favorite teachers. His knowledge of languages was encyclopedic. His class never got boring - he was very entertaining as well. I can still remember him doing a one handed handspring on a dare. He is missed.

When I lived in Bldg 4 Duncan was my neighbor. Always friendly and talking to him he was always good for a laugh. Would perk up my day. Missed him when I moved to Bldg 30. He was a "one of a kind" and I mean that in a good way. God Bless Him.

I´m one of the lucky ones to have met and known Duncan and to have the pleasure and honour of being his winter neighbour at Seminole Gardens! I miss our chats, our laughs and especially our pool time. Duncan adored his daughters and spoke of them with such love and respect. A life well lived indeed!

Duncan was a fun and interesting resident of Building 4. He amazed us with his simple life style. We all loved his stories and sense of humor. He would never ask for anything but appreciated all of his neighbors and friends. Thank you for sharing the obituary. There were so many things we did not discover. His most important gift in life was Connie and Sophie. We certainly miss him.

We had just said yesterday at the pool, we missed seeing Duncan there. I loved being his neighbor and the stories he would tell. We also came to find out that we had ancestry connections where we both had lineage of the signers of the Mayflower Compact!! How exciting that was to share! Rest in peace Duncan and prayers to the family!

Your dad was a funny man. He used to come to Zumba classes. He always tried to keep up. I gave him lots of credit as he was the only man there. He had lots of stories to tell. I was glad to hear that he was moving to my Building 16 but he wasn´t there long. God bless you two girls, you´ve been through lots and he´s in a better place. Watching over you all.
Linda R

He was an amazing man, well liked in Seminole Gardens.

He will always be so very special to me. I will miss pool time for sure. I loved how I always got to know what the girls were doing and how there mom was. He will be in my heart always.

We miss Duncan at the pool in Seminole Gardens- he was quite the character- I always thought his stories were all made up of his travels!!

A visit from Uncle Duncan was like having Willy Wonka pay you a visit. He was an accomplished linguist and amazingly well traveled individual. Every visit came with a story of a country or region of the world we knew very little about. Duncan was creative, fun loving, well read, well traveled and an inspiration to all of us. Because of Duncan showing us the way it inspired me to travel to China, Tibet, Nepal, Burma, Thailand and live in Alaska for 4 years. My wife and I also had the good fortune to visit him in Austria. While Duncan lived a simple life he was rich in experiences and history. He loved studying and sometimes meeting royalty - especially former Russian and English royalty. We also owe full credit to Duncan's genealogy research in discovering our Pilgrim lineage. I'm grateful to have had Uncle Duncan in my life and will remember him by his sense of adventure, energy and infectious laughter.

My condolences to my cousins, Sophie and Connie and their familes.

Uncle Duncan was that wonderful, fun, uncle who always made us laugh. Growing up I got to spend several summers with him and created lifetime memories. He loved learning and was brilliant, creative and an out of the box thinker. Here's a picture of my mom, Lovis (his older sister), and Duncan when we visited in March 2024.

Duncan Smith,
I never had the privilege of meeting him, but I sure know him. One of his daughters, Connie is my best friend. A brilliant and remarkable man, who lived life to the fullest. Please accept my deepest condolences.