John Moffett Smith
2021
John (Jack) Moffett Smith, born April 30, 1936, died Easter morning, April 4, 2021, in Alexandria, Virginia, just a few weeks shy of his 85th birthday. A native of Bluefield, West Virginia, John and his revered older siblings, Jean and Dick, started working at a very young age. John and his brother were paper boys, bat boys and caddies amongst many other roles, and it was his commitment as a newspaper carrier which led to the opportunity to attend Phillips Exeter Academy on a full scholarship as one of "Hammy's boys", young men from small towns and big cities around the country who were "long on brains but short on cash". According to John, he had far more success on the athletic fields than...
