Birth date: Oct 27, 1964 Death date: Nov 8, 2015
Kirk L. Smith, age 51, of Half Moon Bay, CA lost his battle with cancer on Sunday, November 8th, 2015. He was the devoted husband to Judy Mattos-Smith and loving father to Megan and Zach.Kirk was born October 27, 1964 in Modesto, Read Obituary
Megan Smith lit a candle in memory of Kirk Smith
Mike Byron lit a candle in memory of Kirk Smith
I am so sorry to hear just this evening that Kirk passed away last year. I knew him in his late teens with his brother Darren. We belonged to the Tuolumne River Lodge and we used to swim after Monday Night potlucks and then play volleyball with a large group of people until it dwindled down to 3 or 4 of us, playing 2 on 2 or sometimes 2 on 1 until 2am. We were kids having the best of time. I saw Kirk once probably 5 yrs after we no longer played volleyball, taller than ever and he was happy doing what he loved. As I told his mom and dad tonight at the 70th anniversary of the TRL, Kirk will be fondly remembered in my heart. To his wife and kids, you were blessed for a short time with Kirk and as someone else said, he is your Guardian Angel now.
You are my Ripple in Still Water, Kirkie. I love you and will miss you, but you live on in your beautiful children and wife and I shall cherish them and look after them always. Sleep well, my Cousin.
Sorry to hear of this terrible loss. Kirk was a good man honest and fair. I had the pleasure of working for him for a couple of years. He will be missed. Prayers for the family. Stay strong. Ramon Sandoval
My first time to meet Kirk, before he would become my boss, was pretty funny. I knew he was coming to my location to meet me and learn more about our site. My team sits in a locked room with controlled access. I got back to my desk from a meeting, and Kirk was sitting and working at one of the empty desks. I forgot about his planned visit and started sending instant messages to my team asking if they knew who “that really tall guy” was and why he was in there. None of them knew. Right as I was about to ask who he was, the divisional site IT manager walked in and introduced us. There was something about Kirk that made me instantly feel like I could trust him. He had a strong calming presence that made him very easy to talk to. I was excited the day he called to inform me that he was going to be my new manager. Kirk always pushed me through challenges and helped me understand what confidence really is. He was the confidence king! He would often send me instant messages the day after a new Big Bang Theory aired to discuss what happened on the show. He loved hearing about the tapings of the show. I missed and will forever miss sharing our thoughts of the show. I will also miss hearing him say Kirkisms such as “performance impacting”, “job impacting”, and “make them successful”. To Judy, Megan, and Zach: Kirk talked about you all endlessly when he came to visit in Texas. I knew he loved and missed all of you when he was on business trips, and it seemed as though a part of his heart was broken when he was away from you. My prayers are with all of you as you continue through life. Spiritually, Kirk is with all of you forever as your guardian angel.
The philosophical side of Kirk, whether he made this up or found it somewhere, it never mattered, it fit the need at the time and has many times since: “The most we can do is suggest; and they will either drink from our knowledge or not.” [KLS, Feb 22, 2011] I will forever miss hearing ?Hi, this is Kirk? on conference calls. May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. God?s peace, comfort and strength to Kirk?s wife and children.
My deepest condolences go out to Kirk’s wife and children. I worked with Kirk for over six years. He loved his family very much and would often talk about them. He was so proud of his daughter and his son’s colorful artwork is prominently displayed on the bulletin board over his desk. Kirk had a sense of rye humor that was often at display at work. He loved a good laugh. It was Kirk to brought into the office that controversy over whether that famous dress was blue or white. That was Kirk. We will all miss him at the office.
Kirk stopped by my desk at work on several occasions to discuss scuba diving. It was nice to hear his experiences and share mine with him.
