Harvey Matson Smith ’45

Harvey Matson Smith ’45 died on January 24 at the Lake West Medical Center in Willoughby, Ohio. He came to Dartmouth from Woodrow Wilson High School in Columbus, Ohio. Matson was born May 29, 1925, in San Francisco. He lived in many locales around the world, as his father was in the U.S. Army. Matson was a U.S. Army veteran, was employed by the U.S. government and lived in Falls Church, Virginia. Several years before his death he moved to Willoughby. He enjoyed volunteering and socializing in Willoughby and was a champion Scrabble player. His wife, Marie, predeceased him. Interment was in Arlington (Virginia) National Cemetery.


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