SMITH, MALCOLM; JERICHO Malcolm (Skip) Smith, 72, of Jericho, VT died August 14, 2021. Skip was born 6/11/1949. Malcolm Holmes Smith Jr., "Call me Skip please," age 72, died at home in Jericho, VT on Saturday, August 14, 2021 when the beautiful spirit which had breathed his body moved on to the next learning adventure on another plane. Skip was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December of 2020. He was able to see his children and grandchildren over the summer for extended visits. He and his wife of 41 years, Marcia Reese, endeavored to live life to the fullest while he was alive. They shared not only medical news but also personal stories through caringbridge.org/skipsmith with his family, personal, and business connections. From the Quaker roots of his childhood, Skip recognized there is a part of God in each of us. He attempted to connect with the "God part" in everyone he met and sought to express the "God part" of himself through his interactions with others. Son of Malcolm Holmes Smith and Margaret Comfort Smith, he was born in Brooklyn and moved at a young age to Tarrytown, NY where he was raised with two younger sisters. As a child he loved baseball, birthdays at Yankee Stadium, and pickup games with neighbor kids. From early on he was both athletic and competitive. He extended his love of baseball by being on the Jericho Indians in the old man's baseball (over-40) league. His biggest claim to fame in his later baseball life was that he got a base hit off retired Boston Red Sox pitcher, Bill Lee. Skip enjoyed the life sports of golf, sailing, and hiking, all of which he was able to do in his final summer. His early educational career was checkered as he bounced (as an undiagnosed kid with ADHD) back and forth from the brightest classes to the slowest classes. His humor, quick wit, and genuine enjoyment of people aided him during this time. An unexpected outcome was that he knew and related to most of the kids in the school by the time he graduated. After a two-year stint at a Quaker boarding school, Westtown, in Pennsylvania, he graduated from Sleepy Hollow High School in Tarrytown. For more than a decade, concurrent with his educational time, he was associated with Camp Sloane, a YMCA camp in northwest Connecticut, first as a camper and ultimately as a counselor Section Head. He assessed colleagues by how well they related to and met kids' needs. Skip graduated with many good friends from Hobart College in Geneva, NY. He majored in psychology, following the example of his beloved Quaker grandfather, Forest Comfort ("Kiki"), who had been an educational psychologist at Haverford College. After college Skip worked jobs including ski instructor, house painter, and correctional officer for the VT Department of Corrections, before deciding to return to school and earn his Master's Degree in Counseling from UVM. He met his wife Marcia Reese in graduate school. The family (including her two young sons David and Peter Goodwin, from a previous marriage) moved to the Underhill/ Jericho VT area. Skip and Marcia had a third son, Matthew Reese Smith. Skip was an active dad, sharing in child rearing and household tasks, coaching Little League, teaching life skills, and attending school events. He generously shared his humor, kindness, skills, and affection as he partnered with his wife in raising three fine sons. Skip's professional career spanned Director of Living and Learning Center in Johnson, VT, several positions in state government in juvenile services, and private practice counseling before he settled on using his educational and people skills helping people with financial planning and investments. He was an active member of the Colchester-Milton Rotary Club serving as club president and in several positions on the Rotary District level as well as working on many community service projects. Skip and Marcia participated in a month-long Rotary International Friendship Exchange to New Zealand in early 2020 just before the COVID shutdown. In the Underhill/ Jericho area Skip was a member of the Lawnmower Brigade for the Harvest Market, co-hosted Foothills neighborhood gatherings, and sang regularly with his wife in the community choral group Mountainsong. In his early 50s Skip developed an interest in studying woodworking, especially building fine furniture with hand tools. He had the privilege and honor to study regularly with Vermont master craftsman Garrett Hack, contributing editor to Fine Woodworking magazine. With ever increasing skill Skip created many fine furniture pieces ranging from a hunt board to a fully hand crafted Windsor chair. Skip is both mourned and celebrated by his wife, Marcia Reese; sons David Goodwin and wife Christina Phillips, Peter Goodwin and Matthew Reese Smith and wife, Katie Anthony. He is survived by seven grandchildren: Tyler Williams, Frances, Amelia and Ruby Goodwin, Zachary Goodwin, and Hayes and Sawyer Smith. He is survived by his sisters Linda (Jack) Stone and Karen Smith, and brothers and sisters-in law Paul Reese (Bonnie Lichter), Gail Westenfeld, and Sarah (Rick) Hussa; and many nieces and nephews. The family has a thirty-five year history with the Family and Friends Conference (an intergenerational gathering) at Ferry Beach in Saco, ME. Over the time span Skip was several times a workshop leader and conference coordinator. Deep personal connections and experiences at Ferry Beach contributed to enriching our family life. Ten days before the end of his life Skip chose to visit Ferry Beach and say face-to-face and heart-to-heart goodbyes to people there. If you wished to make a contribution in honor of Skip, the family requests that you consider contributing to Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center, 5 Morris Ave., Saco, ME 04072. They can also be contacted at ferrybeach.org. We are grateful so many of you were able to be present and share in the celebration of Skip's life at the United Church of Underhill (VT) on Saturday, August 21, 2021. For those of you who weren't able to attend you can access a YouTube of the service at https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=33sq2fNghl8