Obituary of Ronald Smith

Ronald M. Smith Age 52. Friday, April 19, 2013 suddenly at Silver Cross Hospital. Employed with I.T.W. Tinley Park, IL. as a project manager with 20 years of service. Inventor and authored several patents. Graduated from St. John The Baptist School (Class of 1974) and Joliet Central High School (Class of 1978). Owner of Aero Balsa Company. Survived by his loving wife Mary M. (Nee Miyamoto) of 14 years. His Children: Dante (age 12), Brandon (age 10), and Taizo (age 3) Smith. Mother Lois J. (Nee Dumyahn); Siblings: Brian (Janice) Smith, Sandra (Joseph) Batis, Scott Smith, Todd Smith, and Shawn (Jen) Smith; Son-in law to Jiro and Keiko Miyamoto; Brother-in-law of Ken (Miwa) and Dan (Gabriela) Miyamoto. Best Friend of Joseph Anzalone. Survivors include numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles; and his godmother Aunt Helen Malinowski. Preceded in death by his father Ronald L. Smith (1995). Funeral Services for Ronald M. Smith will be Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 9:15 a.m. from the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet to St. Paul the Apostle Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday, 3-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations to the First Bank of Manhattan, 230 S. State Street Manhattan, IL 60442 for the children's college fund appreciated. For information: 815-741-5500 or www.fredcdames.com