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July 31, 20 08
Spilyay Tymoo, Wgrro Springs, Oregon
Howlak Tichum
R. Smith May 5, 1947 - July
Ronald R. Smith was born
on May 5, 1947 and passed
away on July 4, 2008 at -age
61.
Ronnie was proud o f his
N ative A m erican heritage.
H e was half G rand Ronde
a n d h a lf W a s c o /W a rm
Springs and was an enrolled
m em ber o f the C onfeder
a te d T rib e s o f W arm
Springs.
Ronnie was a veteran, fa
ther, brother, uncle, cousin,
g ra n d p a a n d a frie n d to
many. Ronnie served in the
U nited States A rm y for ten
years (from 1966 to 1976)
and obtained sergeant m ajor
status. H e was Special Forces
and G reen Beret. H e was
highly trained in several ar
eas including electronic com
munications, medical, navy
seals, as well as advanced
arm y training. H e served in
the V ietnam War, Germany,
A sia, S o u th A m erica and
Africa.
As a young child, at age
six, Ronnie took piano les
sons, therein beginning his
great love for music for the
rest o f his life. Ronnie was
a professional musician for
many, many years, specializ
ing in keyboards. H e also
played all saxophones, bass
guitar, clarinet and base clari- *
net.
R o n n ie w as asso ciated
w ith great entertainers dur
ing his life. H e played w ith
the Steve M iller B and b e
tw e e n 1976-1980; D io n e
Warwick betw een 1980-82;
played m usic for the Miss
America pageant in 1981; Ke
K ee D e e B and; N ic o le tt
L a rso n ; a n d F a t C h a n c e '
Band in Portland. H e also
played in bands that opened
for L ou Rawls, B and w ith
Lito Manapul, Boyet Quiroz,
Ju h n elsip , D o n Macala, and
Eddie Constantino, managed
by Andy Bayat.
U p until the last couple
m onths o f his life, Ronnie
played w ith b an d s in th e
B end area w ith talented musi
cians, w h o m he adm ired and
cared a lot about.
Ronnie kept contact w ith his
family no m atter w here he was;
always checking on them and
staying in touch w ith w hat was
happening at home.
R o n n ie c o m e s fro m a
hardworking and respected fam
ily o f aunts and uncles: Russell
Smith and Ruthie; Rita and Earl
Squiemphen; A lfred Smith Jr.;
Wissie Smith; and A unt G inger
Smith.
H e is preceded in death by
his father, atwai Roscoe Smith;
his m other, atwai Rose Mary
S m ith ; g ra n d p a r e n ts , atw ai
A lfred Smith Sr. and Lucinda
S m ith ; g ra n d p a r e n ts , atw ai
L a w re n c e S m ith St. an d
G ertrude Smith; as well as other
aunts and uncles on b o th sides
o f the family.
Ronnie is survived by brother
D arryl Smith, K enneth Miller,
Dennis Smith Sr., Robert Smith,
Julian Smith, E ldred Smith and
Kevin Smith Sr. H is surviving
sisters are Marcia Smith Soliz,
T rudie Sm ith, S haron Miller,
Toni Made, Pam Cardenas, Joni
Smith Aguilar, and Robin Smith,
all o f W arm Springs.
H e has one daughter, Uilani
Sm ith-M unoz, w ho resides in
Washington. Also surviving are
th re e g ra n d c h ild re n (M ario
M unoz Jr., Ulyssa and Marena).
Faye Waheneka, w hom we af
fectionately refer to as our other
m om and grandm a also survives
Ronnie.
Ronnie lived a full life. H e
2008
was truly a jack-of-all-trades.
H e w as an a r tis t in his
younger years. H e worked
in the logging industry. H e
was a salesman. H e was a
radio disc jockey. H e worked
w ith computers and technol
ogy. H e had very high m ath
ematical skills and excellent
w ritin g skills. H e v o lu n
teered his keyboard talents
by playing fo r fam ilies at
hospitals. H e played for fu
nerals, weddings, church ser
vices, fairs, gatherings and
more.
Ronnie, like other people,
had challenges in his life. H e
had a trem endous sense o f
h u m o r. H e easily m ad e
friends w herever he traveled
and lived. H e cared a lot
a b o u t th e p e o p le at th e
ap artm en t com plex w here
he lived in Bend.
I n th e e n d , h e s u c
cum bed to an extended ill
ness and was in great physi
cal pain. R on n ie’s funeral
wish was to be taken care o f
in the traditional ways o f his
Tribe.
H e was recognized and
h o n o red w ith full military
services during the course o f
th e fu n e ra l a n d b u ria l.
Ronnie was a humble person
and appreciative o f even the
sm allest things in life and
lived a simple life.
I t appears family and oth
ers learned a lo t o f positive
things about Ronnie during
the funeral services that he
never spoke of. Family is
forever grateful to the Cre
ator for the privilege o f hav
ing Ronnie in our lives and
being part o f our family. Al
though Ronnie has gone on,
he is still im p actin g u s—
keeping values/standards we
were taught, how im portant
it is to take care o f ourselves
and to live a full life. Ronnie
is very m uch loved and will
be missed a lot. In the tribal
way, a memorial will be held
in one year.
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