Marie Smith

Marie Smith, a long-time Albuquerque resident, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013, in Carlsbad, California, at age 86 after a short illness. Marie moved to Albuquerque with her husband, Bill (William F. C.) in 1959, when he began his career in the Weapons Laboratory of Kirtland Air Force Base. They lived first in the N. Valley until 1968 and then in the Heights until 2006 when she joined her children in Carlsbad, California. Marie was an active member of the Uptown Garden Club, St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary, the Casa de Angelica Auxiliary, the Albuquerque Symphony Orchestra Guild, the Santa Fe Opera Guild, and the Fiesta Singers; Marie was president of the Albuquerque Chapter of the SFO Guild in 1982. She and Bill were early investors in the Sandia Peak Tramway. Later in life she especially enjoyed collecting everything Scottie. Marie is survived by son Chris, his wife, Valerie, and granddaughter Olivia, son Bill and his wife, Robin, all of California, sister-in-law Grace Schulte, and nephews George and Gregory, all of Florida. Marie will be interred in Albuquerque at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery following a funeral mass to be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, Feb. 16, at Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Church, 2621 Vermont Street NE. If desired, please make a contribution in Marie's name to the Santa Fe Opera toware Youth Nights at the Opera. Friends are invited to join the family for an informal reception afterward at Jinja Bar & Bistro, 8900 Holly Ave. NE, Ste. B, at 1 PM.