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Leroy H. Smith

1943 - 2020

Leroy H. Smith obituary, 1943-2020, Greenwood Lake, NY

BORN

1943

DIED

2020

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Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home

17 Oakland Avenue

Warwick, New York

Leroy Smith Obituary

GREENWOOD LAKE, N.Y. - Leroy H. Smith, of Greenwood Lake, N.Y., formerly of Newton, N.J., passed away at St. Anthony's Hospital, Warwick, N.Y., on June 8, 2020. He was 77 years old.
?Born in Passaic, N.J., May 13, 1943, he was the son of the late Jennie and Herman Smith. Leroy was a proud U.S. veteran, having served in the United States Marine Corps for six years after high school. Leroy was a self-employed truck driver for Scrap Metal Services in West Milford, N.J. He enjoyed driving his truck, but his favorite ride was his motorcycle. He was a former member of the Last Chance Motorcycle Club, Jersey Gypsies Motorcycle Club, and the Leather Neck Motorcycle Club.
?Leroy is survived by his wife, Allyson; his children, Allyssa Smith, Maggy Smith, John Smith, Leroy Smith Jr., Ronald Scott Smith and Donna Sisco; seven grandchildren, Matthew, Michael, Daniel, Justin, Jennifer, Krista, and Zachary; one great-granddaughter, Ava Christine Smith; brother, Herman Smith and his wife, Kathy; sisters, Bernice Matheis and her husband, Ken, Carol Dabak and her husband, Bob, and their respective children, Leroy's nieces and nephews; and step-daughters, Dawn King, Joann King, and Penny Stickle.
?In lieu of flowers, please make donations to The Semper Fi Fund, 825 College Blvd, Suite 102 PMB 609 Oceanside, CA 92057, or online at semperfifund.org/donate.
?Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick, N.Y. Based on the latest guidelines, we are now allowed to have 25 people in the funeral home at a time.
Arrangements have been made by Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick, N.Y. To send an online condolence, please visit www.lsvpmemorialhome.com.

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Published by The New Jersey Herald on Jun. 12, 2020.

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Laura and Rick Belfi

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We just found out that our dear friend passed , I cannot hold back my tears . The world lost a good man ,he had to be the most positive person we knew , always happy and grateful and kind, he loved his family and friends unconditionally . R I P Leroy a hard worker . I will never forget early morning breakfasts before my husband and Leroy left for work.

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