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Alan Waide Smith
19 Jan 1947 – 2 Jul 2009
| Birth | 19 Jan 1947 |
| Death | 2 Jul 2009 |
| Cemetery | View Cemetery Burley , Cassia County , Idaho , USA |
| Added by | Valerie Vail on 05 Apr 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67930944 |
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Alan was not a traditional man, and therefore would not want a traditional obituary. He would want us to celebrate the moments we shared with him in his life and not mourn his death. Alan Waide Smith was born on Jan. 19, 1947, and raised on a farm and dairy in the View area of Burley. He was the second of six children and the oldest son of Waide and Rhea Saxton Smith. Alan graduated from Burley High School in 1965. He was drafted into the United States Army right out of high school and served his country faithfully. He married his best friend, Bonnie Jarolimek, on Dec. 29, 1967. They began their life of adventures together with a honeymoon trip to their new home on Fort Richardson Army Base in Anchorage, Alaska. Upon his release from the Army, Alan attended the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, and received his associates degree in criminology. Alan loved law enforcement and served the people of Cassia County for 33 years as both a patrolman and a detective, ending his career as the head of investigations for the Sheriff's Department. Someone once said, "Alan had a real way with people," and I can't think of a better way to honor him. He lived his life every day for the people he cared about and loved. He was a loyal friend and life partner. Whether team roping on the rodeo circuit, or traveling on the Centennial Wagon Train, he and Bonnie and their group of lifelong friends never missed out on a good adventure. He was an amazing father figure who taught not only his children, but other family members and friends about the values he was raised with - work hard and put others first. His grandchildren were the light of his life and will always carry with them the memories that only Grandpa could create. Alan is survived by his wife, Bonnie; his children, Stacy and Jeff Boothe and Josh Smith; and his grandchildren, Austin and Dallas Smith, Bailey Boothe and Aubry and Kennedy Poulton. He also leaves behind his father and mother, Waide and Rhea Smith; his mother-in-law, Gertrude Jarolimek; and all five of his brothers and sisters, Carolyn (Carl) Lowe, Janet (Niel) Christensen, Debra (James) Pearl, Connie (Gerry) Petersen, and Reid (Connie) Smith; and numerous family members, friends and neighbors whose life he touched. We will miss you, Daddy. You were taken from us all way too soon. But, we will always remember what you taught us in the way you lived - that life really is all about "The Dance." The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, at the View LDS Church, 550 S. 500 E., of Burley, with Bishop Blake Crockett officiating. Burial will be in the View Cemetery with military rites provided by the Mini-Cassia Veterans and Auxiliary.
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