Raul A. Smith's Obituary
Mr. Raul Smith, 73 years old, of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and formerly of Miami, Florida, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2019 at Baptist Hospital in Miami following a 9-week battle with a rare and aggressive liver cancer.
Born on August 31, 1946, Mr. Smith graduated from Miami Edison Senior High then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Following a tour of duty in the Vietnam war, he then earned an Associate Degree from Miami Dade Community College.
He was married to Iva Blanche Smith on December 21, 1974 in the Cayman Islands and then they relocated to Miami, Florida to begin their professional careers and start a family. Their daughter Ruth was born in September 1976. He worked as a glazier for Dade County Public Schools for over 30 years, retiring in 1997; not one to remain idle, he returned to the Cayman Islands where he worked in facilities management until his second retirement in 2012.
Left to mourn his untimely passing are his wife Blanche, only child Ruth , grandchildren Raina and Nyomi, son-in-law Nygel, and many other family and friends in the Cayman Islands, the United States and the United Kingdom.
A celebration of his life will be held in the Cayman Islands; further details will be shared as confirmed.
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