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for Howard Smith
Jean Kristen Friday
May 3, 2025
Howie had all the wonderful characteristics this world needs- family and friendship values, compassion, dedication, intelligence, as well as the impeccable strength in loyalty. One of the finest of human beings. He is missed by so many.
Bob Bard
September 15, 2024
I graduated from East Meadow High School with Howie who I knew as "Smitty". He was such a kind and gentle fellow. I can't say we were close friends, as we ran in different social circles, but he was a delight to chat with, always a smile on his face. I am heartbroken tonight to learn this sad news, and I wish his family members my deepest and most heartfelt condolences. He made the world a better place just by his presence, and to learn that he eventually became a doctor whose specialty was assisting patients in minimizing their pain doesn't surprise me in the least. Bob Bard EMHS Class of '74
Gil Fudin
May 4, 2023
I will never forget Howie and my late son.2 people no one will ever forget.
Jeffrey Fudin
May 3, 2022
Howie, I miss you dearly. If you can see this, remember this B-Mitzvah night? What a blast. Due to a terminal illness, I will be joining you soon. Sad as that is, may I have the next dance with you? The thought of hugging you once again brings tears of joy to me. xoxo
Sue, Art, Greg and Harrison Katz
June 2, 2013
We just recently heard about Howard and are so very sorry for the family's loss. He was one of the gentlest men I've ever known and always had a smile when I'd see him at Beth Emeth. Joan, my heart goes out to you and the kids especially Alyssa and Josh who I grew to know so well during their years in Youth Group.
Laurie Maymi
May 30, 2013
I am so sorry for the loss of Howie. I knew him when he was a resident and saw him at a meeting several years ago. He had not changed. I will remember his good nature and laughter.
May 30, 2013
Joanie, I just heard today from Barry. I am so very sorry. Jean Friday
Reyna Simon
May 26, 2013
I just heard the very sad news. I was a friend of Howie's in college many years ago, and many of my very best memories have him somewhere in the picture! I have enjoyed seeing the family grow over the years from the holiday pictures. I hope it's comforting to know how many lives he touched.
May 14, 2013
To Joan, Alyssa, Joshua,Eric,Ben and the many family members I came to know in caring for Dr. Smith. My sympathies to all of you at this difficult time. It was obvious how special your Dad was and his memory will live in all of you, it was my pleasure to have cared for you and him during his hospitalization at AMCH.
Patricia McLaughlin, RN
Theresa Gucciardo
May 14, 2013
I had the pleasure of seeing and working with Howie at Albany Med Labor & Delivery. Howie was always smiling and had a tremendous personality. My condolences to his wife, children and family.
Andrew Dubin
May 13, 2013
Joan, Allyssa,Joshua, Eric and Ben, I am so sorry for your loss. We will all miss Howie. He was a dear friend, as well as mentor.
Manohar Jagalur
May 13, 2013
I will always miss your friendship and my patients will miss your valuable compassionate care
Phyllis and Bob Levine
May 12, 2013
We always knew you were a kind, intelligent, compassionate, loving individual, but we never realized what a great impact you had on so many people. You touched so many lives. You truly left your mark on this world. We never thought we would have to say goodbye so soon and we're having a hard time dealing with this. If only we had more time to spend together and more time to tell you how much we loved you. We could only hope you knew the love we had and always will have for you. You will never be forgotten. You will always be in our hearts and thoughts. Goodbye to our favorite cousin.
Love,
Phyllis and Bob
May 12, 2013
Joan, Alysa, Josh, Ben & Eric,
We are so sorry for your loss.
Our paths crossed often in the community, temple and even at Binghamton. Our sincere condolences and prayers are with you.
Donna,Tony,Ray and Matt Futia
Jennifer Elliott
May 11, 2013
I was very saddened to hear of Howie's passing. He has been my mentor since I was a fellow in pain management at Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston. Howie had an incredible wealth of knowledge and was a prolific author in the field of pain medicine. I was lucky enough to have been given the opportunity to work with him and serve as a co-author with him on several projects. Despite his passing, Howie's contributions to the field of pain medicine will continue to positively impact patients for years to come. I can only aspire to leave a legacy like Howie's at the end of my career. Please accept my deepest sympathies at his loss.
Krista Hillicoss, RN
May 11, 2013
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Gary & Anne McCleane
May 11, 2013
May we offer our heartfelt condolences to Howard's family.
To have known him was a pleasure and to have worked with him an inspiration. Despite the fact that meeting Howard was all too infrequent, time in his company was memorable.
Our association with him was through our shared profession. Howard's contribution to that profession was immense and deserved more recognition. He was prodigious in his academic work: we shared authorship of several books and Howard was kind enough to invite me to contribute to some of his other works. That said, those works were largely Howard's with my name appended! His vast array of publications has contributed an enormously to pain medicine and without doubt helped countless numbers of patients receive better treatment by those who read Howard's work. On behalf of those patients may I say "thank you".
Ann Krom
May 11, 2013
Joan, Alyssa, Josh, Ben and Eric,
Our sincere condolences at the passing of your dear husband and father. I remember him from the parties at the Fudin house. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.
Ann, Steve, Nick, Jeremy Krom
Kingston, NY
Douglas Dowd
May 11, 2013
Dear Joan and family. I knew Howie at Albany State. What a kind, gentle, and amazingly intelligent man. He always greeted you with a smile. My prayers are with you. Sincerely, Doug Dowd
Joe and Diane Posanti
May 11, 2013
We are all so very sorry to hear of your loss our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
May 10, 2013
To know cousin Howie was to love and adore him. He was the best cousin anyone could ask for. Howie made it look so easy and was so unassuming, that we can only now appreciate that wherever he was, from L.I. to Albany to China he was always the kindest, warmest, loving, funniest and definitely the smartest one in the room. We know of nobody else for which that could be said. We were blessed to have him in our lives although, for too short a period of time. We will miss him every day but carry him in our hearts forever. Love always and forever, Jill and Elliot
Steve Cristiano
May 10, 2013
Joan, Alyssa, Josh, Ben, and Eric,
I am so sorry for the loss to your family. We will all miss him dearly. You have been and will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers.
Philip DiPace
May 10, 2013
I want to convey my most heartfelt condolences to Doctor Smith's family, friends, & colleagues. In addition to him being a dedicated and compassionate physician, he was a wonderfully warm & kind man. He always went far above & beyond the call of duty to make the extra time in his busy schedule to see me, check up on me, & schedule me in (anywhere he possibly could!) for treatment. He was always genuinely concerned for my ongoing health & well-being. A wonderful doctor & an exceptional man. He will be sorely missed by all & I will always remember him fondly.
Nita Parikh
May 10, 2013
A truly kind and gentle man; humble too.
Made a gruelling training stint in the ICU easy for his interns, we learned a lot. Just a lovely person.
Condolences to Joan and the Smith family.
May 10, 2013
My thoughts and prayers go out to the smith family. I' m very sorry for your loss.
Jim Wymer
May 10, 2013
We have lost a wonderful caring person. I will always remeber his smile and the wonderful way he treated his patients. Our prayers are with you.
Peter Socaris
May 10, 2013
You so positively touched the people in your life and worked hard for the betterment of all. A true testament to a life well lived. Unfortunately ended too soon. Rest in peace Howie.
Amanda Huszar
May 10, 2013
Joan, Alyssa, Josh, Ben, and Eric,
I am so sorry for your loss. I truly enjoyed getting to know the whole family through ice cream socials, etc. while teaching the four of you kids. I just wanted to let you know that I am thinking of you and if there is anything at all that I can do, please don't hesitate to ask!
Amy Mitchell - Van Steele
May 10, 2013
I too was fortunate enough to have met and worked with him. Even though I worked with the kids and not his part of the hopsital at all, he found me (I used to joked that he hunted me down). He wanted my expertise in pediatric pain management. I may not have believed myself an expert but he pushed me to be more and better than I was. It was always so obvious how much he cared not just for his family but every patient he met. If you were to have one memory of him, it would be his smile and his jovial way of going through life. May all of us remember how he lived: live life to it's fullest because you never know how much more you have.
Amy Harting
May 10, 2013
Dr.Smith, you are truely going to missed. It was a pleasure working with you in Pre-admission testing. I will missing seeing your smiling face. Untill we meet again.
Marianne Williams
May 10, 2013
Dr. Smith was a wonderful light to this world as a person and a healer. He will be greatly missed. Mrs. Smith and Family I am very sorry for your loss.
May 10, 2013
We have lost a wonderful, caring gentleman. It has been my pleasure to work with Dr. Smith all these many years at AMCH. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Smith family. Joan Speziale
May 10, 2013
Joan & kids,
My sincere condolences. I am truly saddened by his passing. I will always remember him as a true gentle - man.
Sincerely , Dave Worgan
Mike Rosenblatt
May 10, 2013
Joan, Alysa, Josh, Ben & Eric,
Howie always had a kind word and beautiful smile. One of the nicest people that I have ever known. He will be deeply missed. His legacy and special place in our hearts lives on with you.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Mike Rosenblatt
CCA Medical Records Dept
May 10, 2013
Our sincere condolences go out to your family. You are in all of our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. We are sorry for your loss.
Dennis Cousin
May 10, 2013
My prays go out to the smith family, we will miss his smile,I work with howard for years,I will missa true friend and co-worker
Denise Utter
May 10, 2013
Dear Joan & family,
I am so sorry for your loss. I feel privileged to have worked for your husband, and father, for the last ten years. Always respectful, patient, and generous with his time whether collaborating with him about a patient or picking his brain about a medical concern with one of our own family members. I am so grateful to have worked for someone who was able to make everyone around him feel equally important, no matter your title or job duties. Someone who had such a great sense of humor and that laugh that will be missed by so many I'm sure. While I recognize the importance of his professional accomplishments in helping to advance the areas of chronic pain and addiction medicine, personally, I will mourn him for the human being and friend who simply made going to work each day a little more fun. I read this quote once: When you die people may not remember what you said or did but they will always remember how you made them feel. Thank you Howie - knowing you was a gift.
John Jennings
May 10, 2013
Howie was simply the most amazing person I've ever known. More amazing than most of you even know. Did you know he was a champion wrestler--trained with the US Olympic team in greco roman wrestling, qualified to wrestle for the US at the Pan Am games--probably not--because he never bragged. Did you know he was a classical guitarist? probably not--unless you had the good fortune to hear him play, able to reproduce songs that he's heard only once. In college he was a Math genius, he was allowed to use the electron microscope in Albany as a sophomore--the rest of us didn't even know how to get into the room.
He was the self proclaimed President of the Comedy club and a life long friend to all who knew him. He was board certified in 3 specialties. In college he passed the multiple tests to qualify as an Actuary. You would never know a lot about him, because he would never tell you. He was a quiet, kind, and loyal friend for the past 38 years. He dedicated his professional life to alleviating pain and suffering--as a friend he did the same for all of us. He was the world's greatest listener and sounding board. He LOVED his children they made him so happy, and so proud--he lived for them. The world is less funny, less creative, much less intelligent, and less caring now that he has left us so soon. He'll be so very deeply missed by those of us who were so privileged to have him as our friend
Linda & Jim Falk
May 9, 2013
The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long...and you have burned so very, very brightly, old friend...
Love Linda & Jim Falk, 1977 SUNY Albany
Debbie Shaw
May 9, 2013
To Mrs.smith and family,My sincere condolences and prayers......so sorry for your loss.....
Francis Leem
May 9, 2013
We are so sorry to hear about your loss.
He was a wonderful person and will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
I had a good fortune of having Dr. Smith as an editorial board member of The Korean Journal of Pain. He made an amazing contribution to the journal. We were heartbroken to hear the news and we want you to know that our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Jill Sullivan-Keating
May 9, 2013
Joan and family,
Please accept our deepest condolences in the loss of your husband and father. It was a pleasure to have known Howie over the years, whether it was watching our kids play soccer together or professionally at AMC. You are in our thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time. May he rest in peace.
Sincerely,
Jill, Courtney, & Meagan Sullivan
Allen Carl
May 9, 2013
A wonderful man
We were lucky to have known him
my condolences to his family and wife
Marla Eglowstein
May 9, 2013
Dear Joan,
My deepest sympathies to you and your family. Howie was a wonderful collaborator, always compassionate and glad to help our OB patients. I am so sorry to hear this news and hope that you will find great comfort in the love and respect everyone had for him. It was a privilege to be his friend. Much love to you.
Lashanta Ellis
May 9, 2013
Dr Smith brought so many happy moments in our life and left us with a treasure trove of memories. We will never be able to forget him. We are praying for you in this difficult time. May his soul rest in peace.
Sue Caesar
May 9, 2013
Dear Joan and kids,
We will all remember Howie's happy disposition and big cheerful grin. He was such a humble person who truly didn't realize how many people he touched. He will be so greatly missed.
Love to you all. Davie and Sue Caesar
Mary Bayham
May 9, 2013
Dear Joan, Alyssa, Joshua, Benjamin and Eric:
Our family would like to add our condolences on the loss of your wonderful Father and Husband. Howie was an example of a truly loving Husband and Father. Even though he was an awesome Doctor--one could always tell that Joan and his four very loved children were always on his mind. We are so very sorry for your great loss.Our prayers and thoughts are with you during this time. Love, Mary and Kids
Alfia Chestnut
May 9, 2013
DR.SMITH you will truly be missed. I give my deepest condolences to the family.
Bill Lesser
May 9, 2013
Howie possessed the kindest soul of any person I have ever met. I was blessed to have Howie as my roommate our freshman year in college and my love for him will never wane. His genuineness, brilliance and, certainly, his laugh will be missed. I am heartbroken and extend my sincerest condolences to the entire family.
Vanessa Jones
May 9, 2013
Such a wonderful talented person...taken away from us way too early.
Jean Colaneri
May 9, 2013
My sincerest condolences go to you, Mrs. Smith and your children. I hope my words give some comfort at this very sad time. Dr. Smith was a delightful physician and beautiful human being. He was kind, considerate and thoughtful and I could always rely on him to follow up on whatever I asked. He really worked tirelessly to make sure that patients could proceed safely to the Operating Room. Please know that Dr. Smith was one among the well respected physicians at Albany Med and we share your many tears at his loss.
Pamela Madej
May 9, 2013
Prayers and love are with you. He made an amazing contribution to pain medicine. His laugh always made me laugh.
Barbara Orekondy, RN
May 9, 2013
I had the good fortune of working with Howie Miller for years in obstetrics at AMC. He was kind, bright, funny and such an asset to AMC. My sincere sympathy to his wife and his children and those that loved him
Ron LaValle
May 9, 2013
My most heart felt condolences to Joan and the children. It was a honor to care for Dr Smith during his time in the CCU and a pleasure meeting and assisting his caring family.
With all sincerity,
Ron LaValle RN
AMCH CCU
Christine Zito
May 9, 2013
Howie always had a smile and a memorable laugh. He was a pleasure to work with and will be missed. My condolences to the family.
Tiffany and Michael Patounas
May 9, 2013
Joan and family,
We are so very saddened to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this very difficult time.
Sue Stickles
May 9, 2013
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
Dennis McKenna
May 9, 2013
A fabulous man, with a heart of gold, and an infectious laugh, and great spirit. I will miss you Howie
May 9, 2013
Dr Smith will be greatly missed! He was truly one of a kind who always took an extra step to help us and our patients.
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family during this difficult time. Please take comfort in all your memories!
Dr John German and Staff (Steve NP, Sharon RN and Ali )
Department of Neurosurgery at Albany Medical College
Debbie Tristram
May 9, 2013
I am deeply saddened and shocked to read of Howie's death on the AMC webpage. I went to college with Howie at SUNY Albany and considered him a friend although we had lost touch over the years. I was happy to see that he had a successful career and family life. He was a warm and thoughtful person and I know he will be missed by his family, friends and patients.
Beth Kissel
May 9, 2013
Dr Smith will be greatly missed in both the community and at AMC. My deepest sympathy to his wife & children.
Sue Murdick
May 9, 2013
My sincere condolences to all. I had the pleasure of working with Howie for many years in PACU and POCU, and he will surely be missed by all who knew him.
Sincerely,
Sue Murdick, RN
AMCH
Abdul Qadir Brula
May 9, 2013
Very saddening news. He was a great doctor, excellent educator, and a wonderful colleague. Each and every interaction I had with him was source of pleasure and inspiration. I cannot ever forget his ever smiling face. Indeed a great loss for his loving family. My prayers and thoughts are with Dr. Smith and his family.
Zuhair Al-Atwi
May 9, 2013
I will miss Dr. Smith. It was very nice working with you at Nuclear Medicine.
May 9, 2013
Dr. Howard Smith was the most brilliant, funny, engaging human being. He was a dream of a boss--someone you could go to for advice and he always had an answer. You could easily make him laugh and his laugh was infective. He was knowledgable in countless fields of medicine, surgery. My heart goes out to his family, friends and colleagues. This is a great loss to AMC,his family, the community and the many people Howie touched around the world. I will think of him every day as I have anyway. Sincerely, Martie DelManzo
Gilbert Fudin
May 9, 2013
I surely will miss Howie when visiting with the Fudin family in Delmar,he was a very nice man with a wonderful family.
Craig Berman
May 9, 2013
Our whole family will miss Howie dearly.
Craig, Leslie and Jennifer Berman
Edward Apicella
May 9, 2013
Howard was a warm and loving person, great physician and friend that we all loved. Those of us in Pain Management will certainly miss him.
Jffrey Fudin
May 9, 2013
I have all fond memories of Howie. My heart goes out to all of his family, friends, colleagues, and patients. We all love him.
Marirose Howland
May 9, 2013
The Howland Family is so very sorry for your loss. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all.
Joe Matocha
May 9, 2013
Howie was a good friend of mine when we attended Albany St. I'll miss him. My thoughts are with the entire Smith family during this time of loss.
May 9, 2013
Joan and kids-Howie was a special person as you all know and he will be missed. Please know you all are in our hearts and prayers. The Egan and MdGrath families-
George Forrest
May 9, 2013
Howard was a great doctor,a great person and a friend.I will always remember him and miss him.
May 9, 2013
We are so saddened by Howie`s passing. WE will always see his warm loving smile and we know he will be missed so deeply. Our love and sadness is with all of you. Love Lynn and Dick Gordon
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