Abbott "Pete" Smith D.V.M.
June 16, 1938 - February 22, 2010
Welcome to Milliron Monday where every Monday we celebrate the legacy of Pete Smith, D.V.M., and Milliron: Abbott “Pete” Smith, D.V.M. The Biography, including his wife Jody (1938-2021).
"The perfect church service would be one we were
almost unaware of. Our attention would have
been on God."
– C.S. Lewis
On November 3, 2002, the Church of the Good Shepherd, Athens, Ohio, celebrated their 50th Anniversary. To celebrate the event, the congregation was asked to write a memory. Jody, a long time member of the church, wrote the following:
We came to Athens in 1965 during the Alden expansion years. Fr. Black was the rector. Roma and Lucille King were very active in the parish. Lucille was superintendent of the Sunday School. The Undercroft was sectioned off by curtains for the classes. The room was full. June Hostetler Wieman asked me to help her with teaching the preschool children behind one of the curtained off sections.
Holiday House was an activity that took preparation throughout the whole year. Joanne Larson asked me to join her apron booth. Ann Culbert was selling her handmade cards next to our booth. It was not only a money making venture but a place of fellowship.
While standing in line at the Sears counter on East State Street, June Black invited me to join a new group the church was sponsoring - a T-group. It was an idea Connie and Bob Wieman had brought back from a sabbatical in Washington D.C. The lounge was full of new faces that we came to know and love.
The highlight of this time was Roma King's ordination as deacon. On a warm spring day, the church was full of people - priests in robes, the organ playing, the choir singing wonderful music. At the end of the service a cardinal entered and flew around the church. It was not Pentecost but near it. There have been other festive occasions but this one I remember as one of the best.
Jody's memorial service will be this coming Sunday, September 4, 3:00 PM at the Church of the Good Shepherd. You are invited to attend.
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Through captivating, powerful, and emotional anecdotes, we celebrate the life of Dr. Abbott P. Smith. His biography takes the reader from smiles to laughter to empathy and tears. Dr. Smith gave us compelling lessons learned from animals; the role animals play in the human condition, the joy of loving an animal, and the awe of their spirituality. A tender and profound look into the life of a skilled veterinarian.
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