In Memory

Thomas "Tom" Smithwick - Class Of 1971

 

    

FHHS Alumni Association
Enrollment Years 1963 - 1988


Deceased Alum: Tom Smithwick 1971
Date Of Birth:
Date Deceased: 1970
Age at Death: 16
Cause of Death: Car accident on the GW Parkway
Alum City: Alexandria
Alum State: VA
Alum Country: USA
Was a Veteran: No
Survived By: Sister and brothers

He was well loved and admired.

- Submitted by Annie Fulks, FHHS '71

 



 
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07/25/13 10:02 PM #1    

Brenda Sue Hutchinson (1971)

Tom will always hold a special place in my heart.  He was my first date.  He invited me to go to the 8th grade dance in the Stephen Foster cafeteria.  His father drove and we both sat in the back seat of his family car.  He brought me a coursage!

 


12/28/13 12:53 PM #2    

Elisse Evelyn Simonaro (Kulbaba) (1971)

Tom Smithwick happened to be in many of my classes at FHHS.   There was an incident I would like to pass on which shows the type of man he was becoming.  I'm hoping his family finds this post somehow, as it shows a side of Tom which many may not have known.

I returned from a Dr. appt. in the middle of the day, was on my way to class, and climbing an abandoned staircase. At the first landing, I heard a commotion above me at the lockers.  There was a large student bullying someone from our class who was a frail guy at the time.  Tom ran up to the bully, threw him up against the lockers and said "if you want to pick on someone, pick on someone your own size!"  The bully made a quick exit, and Tom asked the guy if he was ok, he replied yeah, thanks.  Tom just walked away down the empty hall to class.  He didn't need an audience to do something good and right.  I had a tremendous amount of respect for him after that.  Rest in Peace Tom, I'm sure you impacted lives in ways we never knew. 

 


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