Abbott "Pete" Smith D.V.M.:
June 16, 1938 - February 22, 2010
Virginia Joyann "Jody" Haley Smith:
April 2, 1938 - May 9, 2021
Welcome to Milliron Monday where every Monday we celebrate
the legacy of Milliron Farm and Clinic,
Dr. Pete and Jody Smith.
Jody's Journals: 1987
February
- to church > to clinic > Pete rode Apple, I rode Barney > to movies
- went to Columbus after part for skidder > to clinic/barn
- dyed bedspread > worked on basement > to clinic > drove around to Strata well, Pete and Allen working on logs > E Davies plumbing at clinic, looked at house > O'Hooley's, Scottish singer, pipes, saw Sweeny's, Collier's, Farley's
- E Davies here, fixed leak > Pete - Howland's > worked at desk
- to Gallipolis, skidder parts, stopped at ABK, saw J L'H > rode Barney, led Speed, pack saddle, took cables over to log area
- rode Junie, took Julie, Missy Crippen riding > to movie and pizza,
- Pete early church, lunch > riders to clinic, I rode Barney, Pete to woods > sym. concert, stopped at Oasis
- to barn > read part of Charlie Shedd's book > Pete "spirited" discussion > grey/white Tomcat, took to clinic
- to clinic, 3 surgeries, paid bills, took to Amesville Post Office, talked to Bill Jago > showed Jack to Mary, Helen Connor > rode Barney > watched Madison Square Garden Best in Show at Copelands, Pete, Donny W.
- sorted things out > napped > clients picked up Tomcat, now neutered
- to clinic, briefly > to church > grained Bobbysox > Muhns here, horses across cattleguard, Apple and Junie
- neighbor Rick here about dog "Katie" > took brief nap in sun in yard > lured "Katie" into yard with Colonel, I took her to Rick's > to barn fed sheep > beautiful full moon > Pete brought lovely white mum and box of choco cherries
- up early, Pete early church, I took lambs to Sunday school; church, Urantia book to Anna Colbert for Taylor, lunch in Amesville C. DeWitt > Pete, lumber > to barn, rode Barney, Pete rode Apple, cold but pretty ride > to movie, fell asleep
- grey day > D. Smart haircut > met J L'H at O'Hooleys > to clinic
- flew to Atlanta-Sarasota (read Game of Life); Mom, Marge, Martha met me at airport; Mom another jawless little dog "Cutie"; to beach/sunset
- AARP luncheon, nice singing group, candlelight
- to beach, tour bus to Ft Myers "Parade of Lights" fireworks
- Presbyterian Church communion, drove back to Ft Myers > Octagon Farm, huge tiger, lions, wolves, bears, panthers, etc.
- to beach; author's luncheon, Yacht Club, mystery writer, visited Aunt ?, Mom birthday dinner at Trolley Car with Marge, Martha...saw dolphin (or porpoise?)
- to Sarasota airport, flight overloaded, 1st class next flight Atlanta to Columbus, got 2nd copy of Game of Life at B.Dalton, Eastland Mall
- unpacked, etc., to clinic, ran clinic errands, Pete tore out tack room, alleyway, etc. old barn
- up at 5 am, left for OVMA meeting, speeding ticket near Logan, Linda Tellington Jones lecture (Pete, me); Bud, Sylvia
- Bud, Pete; I went to seminars Dr. K. biofeedback, etc., great dinner with Sylvia, Bud, Marty (lady vet from Cleveland); OVMA celebrities night, Challenger's, Kingston Trio
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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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