February 23 1952 July 29 2022 (age 70)
Obituary Reginald Tyrone Smith’s Reflections On July 29, 2022, at the conclusion of various family members singing, “I Need You to Survive,” Reginald (Reggie) Tyrone Smith peacefully took his last breath. Reggie, born on February 23, 1952 in Kansas City, Kansas, is the first born of Clinton and Mary Ann (Davis) Smith. Reggie was a born leader and truly lived up to the moniker “TrailBlazer.” Never the shy one, Reggie excelled in highschool and actively participated in Bishop Ward High School’s extracurricular activities of which drama and dance were his favorites. However, his absolute first love was his job as an offensive lineman on Ward’s football team. As a freshman, Reggie started for the Varsity team, lettering all four years. After graduating in 1971, he received and accepted a full ride football scholarship at Culver Stockton College in Canton, Missouri, excelling and starting once again on the Varsity squad his freshman year. Reggie would be the first generation of the family to attend college and he took advantage of the athletic scholarship for two years before leaving Culver Stockton to attend Pittsburg State University, where he earned his Bacholors of Science in Physical Therapy. In 1982, Reggie packed up and moved from KCK to Houston, TX to continue his life’s work as a physical therapist, working in private and public medical facilities and home Healthcare. He found his dream job with the R.O. P. E. S (Reality, Oriented, Personal, Experience, Services) therapy program that combined his physical therapy training with team-oriented cooperation, group problem solving, trust, leadership skills, understanding of self and others, and development of self-esteem. This youth therapy program was usually court ordered as an alternative to juvenile detention for first time juvenile offenders. After almost forty years in Houston, Reggie returned to KCK in April of 2021 to be closer to family. Reggie was a party man and especially enjoyed partying with family and friends. A visit home involved serious games of bid whist with his mama as his partner. Additionally, he was quite the adventurer, traveling throughout the lower forty-eight states as well as Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Venezuela, and Scotland. New Orleans Mardi Gras was his absolute favorite getaway. Reggie was predeceased by his parents, Clinton Smith Sr. and Admiral and Mary Ann Flunder. He is survived by his siblings and their spouses: Clinton Eugene Smith Jr., Castina Elizabeth Cooper, Kim Yvette and Janet R. Macpherson (Fi), Jess Verlin Smith, Teia Bennett Smith, Thalia Marie and Mark Cherry, Vernon Flunder, and Admiral Flunder, Jr.; Maternal aunts and spouses: Beulah Marie Gaskin, Ruby Dale Smith, Barbara Ann Bailey, Gretta Jo and Cordell Kelsey, and Linda Katherine Bailey; Nieces and Nephews: Adrian Tyrone Smith, Antonette Deshon and Dwayne Collins, Tawana Charisse and Greg Allen, Kyla Marie Cherry and Malik Mustafa Cherry; Reggie was also blessed with a host of cousins, great nephews, great nieces, and many lifelong friends, known by the family as the “Houston Brothers” and “Houston family.” Reggie’s celebration of life will begin with visitation with the family from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Our Lady and Saint Rose Catholic Church, 2300 N. 8th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, (913) 321-1958. A Funeral Mass immediately follows. In lieu of flowers or cards, the family encourages your memorial gifts to be made in honor of Reggie Smith by mail, phone or online, to the KCKCC Foundation. When giving by mail or online, please indicate in the memo or comments that your gift is for the Mary Ann Flunder Scholarship in honor of Reggie Smith. Attn: KCKCC Foundation 7250 State Avenue – Room 3500 Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7584 Online: www.kckcc.edu/foundation/giving/online-giving.html To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Reginald Tyrone Smith, please visit our floral store.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Reginald Tyrone Smith February 23 1952 July 29 2022 (age 70).
Death notice for the town of: Kansas City, state: Kansas
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Dear relatives of Reginald Tyrone Smith.
Alex writes to you. I live in Russia, unfortunately, I do not know English, so I used an Internet translator. I learned about your grief and I want to express sincere words of condolences and consolation from the Bible.
The death of a loved one is always painful and unfair, it leaves a deep emotional wound that does not heal for a long time. I share your feelings, because I myself have lost relatives and friends dear to my heart. Death is a truly terrible enemy! But God promises, “The last enemy that will be finished is death” (1 Corinthians 15:26). God wants to eliminate not only death, but also the consequence of death – to bring people back to life, to resurrect them to life on earth! To do this, God sent his son Jesus Christ to earth, so that he would give his precious life for all mankind! (1 John 4:9). So God gave people the hope of resurrection from the dead and eternal life! In the near future, God will raise millions of people to life all over the earth, the righteous and the unrighteous (Acts 24:14). Then all the promises of God on the whole earth will be fulfilled! I am looking forward to this joyful time when I will be able to embrace my resurrected family and friends again! Rest assured, God will also resurrect your dear person!
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With respect to you, Alex.