Dr. Andrew Smith 1925-2007
CLARKE, CAMPBELL, SMITH, GORDANIER
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Date: 12/23/2007 at 15:42:31
Andrew Smith, M. D.
Dr. Andrew Clark Smith, 82, died Thursday, November 1, 2007 at the Western Home in Cedar Falls of dementia and natural causes with his immediate family members by his side.
Andy was born September 8, 1925 in Charles City, Iowa to James Main Smith and Agnes (Clarke Campbell) Smith. He graduated from Charles City High School third in his class in 1943. By July 1943 he had completed one semester at Oberlin College in Ohio. Andy was drafted into the U.S. Army on December 11, 1943 and after ten months stateside, fought in World War II for 19 months in the European Theater of Operations from October 1944 to May 1966. He served in the 100th Infantry Division, Company M-397th Infantry Regimen rising to a rank of staff sergeant with the mortar division.
After the war, Andy transferred to the University of Iowa where he received his pre-med degree (B.A. in General Science) with Phi Beta Kappa honors in 1950. He then graduated from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 1952.
On June 15, 1952, Andy was married to Murtis Marie Gordanier, a registered nurse from Postville, Iowa. Andy served his internship and residency at Wayne University Detroit Receiving Hospital from 1952 to 1955 followed by one year of residency at Veteran's Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. Andy entered private practice with Dr. Herbert Shulman in Waterloo, Iowa in July of 1956. He practiced internal medicine with Internal Medicine Associates, with various partners including Dr. Tom Spragg, Dr. Thomas Karlowski and Dr. Michael Deters, for 34 years until retirement on August 1, 1990.
Andy was certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1959 and re-certified in 1974. He was a fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), the American Medical Association (AMA), the Iowa State Medical Society and the Black Hawk County Medical Society.
Andy realized the importance of the nurses who assisted him, including Agnes Brody and Beverly Shirk at his office, and therefore upon retirement established the Dr. Andrew C. Smith nursing scholarship at Allen College in Waterloo.
A saxophone and clarinet player, Andy penned the Charles City High School fight song still used today and played for many years in a band known as the "Medicats" in Waterloo. Andy loved skiing, an activity he learned during WW II while in Chamonix, France. For over 30 years, Andy and Murtis, along with his brother Jimmy and other family members, enjoyed annual ski trips to Aspen, Colorado. Andy was an avid jogger and played tennis several times a week at Black Hawk Tennis Club and Sunnyside Country Club into his mid-70's. Andy and Murtis were avid travelers throughout the U.S. and beginning in 1976, spanned the globe with overseas travel.
Andy was a member of the President's Club of the University of Iowa Foundation; the UI Alumni Association; the First Presbyterian Church where he served as an elder, deacon and trustee; as a Paul Harris Fellow in the Waterloo Rotary Club, a member of the Elk's Club, and American Legion Post #138.
Andy is survived by wife, Murtis Smith, his children: Craig Andrew (Merry) Smith of Davenport and Karen Margaret Smith of Saint Paul, Minn.; two grandchildren Roseanna Marie Smith of Atlanta, Georgia and Matthew Clark Smith of Davenport; one brother James Fraser (Virginia) Smith of Charles City, and many more extended family and friends.
Andy is preceded in death by his parents, James Main and Agnes Smith; two brothers Robert Campbell Smith and John Lenigan Smith of Cork, Ireland; and four uncles and three aunts.
A memorial service was held at First Presbyterian Church in Waterloo. In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to First Presbyterian Church, in memory of Andrew C. Smith. Locke Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for the family.
The Postville Herald-Leader, November 28, 2007
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