![]() He was a talented trumpet player and his passion for music was something he enthusiastically shared with his grandkids. The Anderson Indians, Indiana Hoosiers and Bobby Knight made up his holy trinity of hoops, but the LTBBL youth team he coached to a championship, the Wizards, may have been close to bumping IU off that list. He was self-acknowledged as the greatest Horse player to ever live, and although there was a grain of truth to this, none of his family would admit to his card playing prowess in his presence.īeing raised in Anderson, he had no choice but to develop a lifelong passion for basketball. After leaving Delco Remy in 1988, he spent the next 34 years traveling, enjoying life and having fun. He was a role model of what retirement should look like. He passed away at the age of 87, but easily managed to squeeze in 120 years' worth of living in that time span. He was preceded in death by his wife of 41 years, Connie Marie, for whom his love and devotion was inspiring to all that knew them. ANDERSON - Jack Thompson Smith passed away peacefully in his home Sunday evening, Jan. ![]()
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