Oct. 15,
1936 - Feb. 22, 2007
CARMEL - Donald E. Smith, 70, of Carmel, IN, passed away
Thursday, February 22, 2007. He was born October 15, 1936,
in Mishawaka, IN, to the late Ernest and Lucile Smith.
Donald
was a 1955 class president and graduate of South Bend High
School. In 1959 Don received his A.B. degree from Wabash College,
where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity.
In 1963 he obtained his Master's of Business
Administration in hospital administration from The
University of Chicago. Don was Associate Director of
Hospitals from 1966-72 of the Indiana University Medical Center.
He was president of Carmel Investments and co-owner of
several long-term health care facilities. Don was a
member of the University of Chicago Hospital
Administration Alumni Association, Indiana Health Care
Association, Wabash College Alumni Association, Indiana
Health Care Association, American Health Care
Association, and was a Fellow of the American College of
Hospital Administrators from 1970 until the present. He
was on the board of directors of the Indiana Blue Cross
(Mutual Hospital Insurance, Inc.) 1966-1971. He served on
the Hospital Council of the Greater Indianapolis Area
from 1966-69. Don was chairman of the Indiana State Board
of Registration and Education for Health Facility
Administrators from 1969-82, having been appointed by
Governor Whitcomb on July 1, 1969. For his service to the
board he was made a "Sagamore of the Wabash" in
March 1982 by Governor Orr. He had a deep fondness for Wabash
College, and from 1986 until the present had been a
member of the board of trustees.
Visitation
will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, February 26, 2007, in
Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Center- Carmel. Funeral
services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 27,
2007, in the funeral center. Pastor Jay Miller of Deer Creek
Community Church will be officiating. He is survived by
his wife of 45 years, Nancy; son, Adam H. (wife, Judith)
and Reid R. Smith; daughter, Lynn A. Smith; grandsons,
Andrew and Ethan; twin brother, Ronald D. Smith; and
sister, Dianne Heeter.
In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the
Smith Family Scholarship Fund, Wabash College, P.O. Box
352, Crawfordsville, IN 47933; or to the charity of the
donor's choice.
www.flannerbuchanan.com
Published in the South Bend Tribune on 2/25/2007.
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