Maurice E. "Moe" Smith

Maurice E. (Moe) Smith Jr., 66, passed away May 6, 2015 at his home in Bloomington, Indiana. He was born June 22, 1948, in Portland, Maine, to Maurice E. Smith Sr. and Geneva Maude (Roberts) Smith. Moe was a 1966 graduate of South Portland High School in Portland, Maine. In 1969, he met his wife Linda Brawn while an engineering intern at the Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Naval Shipyard. He received his B.S. in Industrial Engineering in 1971 from Northeastern University in Boston. He and Linda married on August 21, 1971 in North Hampton, New Hampshire. He received his M.S. in Industrial Relations in 1973 from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Moe worked as a Labor Relations Manager for the City of Philadelphia from 1973 to 1977 and then moved to Bloomington where he has lived happily ever since. He was research associate at the Midwest Center for Public Sector Labor Relations in the School for Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University from 1977 to 1981. Moe then joined the University's Human Resource Office and served in multiple roles including Director of Labor Relations until retiring in 2013. Moe loved the Boston Red Sox, IU Basketball, and the Colts (in that order) and was strongly biased against the NY Yankees, Kentucky Basketball, and the Patriots (in that order). He was an avid supporter of IU Student Theatre. His favorite activities were discussing sports and sports statistics with his children, his Dinner Group club, and travel adventures all over the world. More recently, he added play with his grandchildren to his most favorite activities. He was an active participant and leader in the Indy Carcinoid Awareness Network (ICAN), a support and information group for patients with Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumors. Maurice is survived by his wife Linda; by his son Gordon Brawn Smith, daughter-in-law Erin Dudley Smith, grandson Jackson Dudley Smith, and granddaughter Grace Elizabeth Smith, all of Jupiter, Florida; and by his daughter Evann Geneva Smith of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is also survived by four siblings all still living in Maine: his sisters, Linda Brown of Ocean Park, Jude Elliot of Standish, Susan Pelletier of Sebago; and his brother, Michael also of Sebago. A celebration of his life will be held Monday, May 11, 2015 at the Allen Funeral Home at 4155 South Old State Road 37. There will be a reception for friends to visit with the family and each other beginning at 4:00 pm, immediately followed by a memorial service at 5:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the IU Simon Cancer Center. Please make memorial gifts payable toIU Foundation.Please indicate "In memory of Maurice E. Smith" on your gift. Mail to: IU Simon Cancer Center, PO Box 7072, Indianapolis, IN 46207 Condolence may be sent to the family at www.allenfuneralhome.org

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Maurice E. "Moe" Smith

June 22, 1948 - May 6, 2015