Terry McCrea Smith's Obituary
Terry Smith, resident of La Honda, CA, passed away on February 3rd, 2019. He was born in Long Beach, CA where he lived with his parents and brother, Phil Smith, until he moved to Santa Barbara to work for Raytheon and attend grad school at UCSB. Terry later moved up to the Bay Area. He built his home in La Honda, where he lived for more than 40 years. Terry was a prolific satellite antenna design engineer and collected many patents over his long career with Space Systems Loral.Terry was a fiercely loyal friend and maintained lifelong friendships with folks from every stage of his life. He met his wife, Naoko Murai, during his travels to Japan for his antenna design work. They married in 1989 and had a daughter, Kim Smith, in 1990.Terry will be missed enormously by his friends and family.
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