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Patricia Mary Smith

Key Biscayne, FL

October 28, 1945 - November 15, 2015

Oct 28, 1945 - Nov 15, 2015

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Patricia Mary Smith was born in Rye, New York into a military family at the end of World War 2 into a time of prosperity. Her father was a missile telemetry photographer who did his training at Annapolis, West Point. They traveled and relocated for his work in New York City, Washington DC, Melbourne, Florida and Morrocco. Her parents were both of Irish origin with Irish parents. On her mothers side Helen there was a long line of Irish in Tuxedo Park, New York who worked with the Baileys in the Stock Exchange, and who were in posistions of importance such as the last sheriff of manhattan county, assistant to the governor and head of the customs. They have a farm outside of New York City. Patricia attended Jones Business College and got her associates degree in business. She then got recruited into National Airlines which became Pan Am as a flight hostess in the golden age of flight. She married Oakley G. Smith and had four children. She also worked as a contract decorator for a hospital with her daughter Vanessa Ley . They also worked together doing investor renovator turning over a few properties in Florida. She was also very social with her friends always there to help. She was a very sweet, loving person who was always trying something fulfilling. She is survived by her four children Oakley Jason, Vanessa Ley, Campbell Avery and Nicholas Tanksley. She was a very positive person and is greatly missed and is in our daily thoughts and prayers.

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