Bainbridge native William Brent Smith, age 84, died Aug. 17 in Anacortes.

He was born in 1918 on Bainbridge Island in a log home built by his grandfather.

After graduation from Garfield High and the University of Washington, he attended the Officer Candidate School in Annapolis, Md.

During WWII he served as a Navy communications first lieutenant in New Guinea. After the war, he was instrumental in structuring the radio communications system for Seattle City Light at Ross Dam. He then worked a full career as an aerospace engineer in California.

Retiring to the Northwest in 1995, he and his wife, Marion, were for years a familiar sight in Anacortes as they took their daily walks.

He is survived by children Brent, Carroll and Elizabeth; grandchildren Talitha, Megan, Robin, Travis and Regina; and great-grandchildren, Ally Ann, Barret Brent and Jeremiah Roy.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 23 at Evans Funeral Chapel in Anacortes.

Memorials may be made to Heifer International, PO Box 8058, Little Rock, AR 72203 or The Hunger Project, 15 East 26th Street, New York, NY 10010.

Arrangements are under the direction of Evans Funeral Chapel in Anacortes.