John Lincoln Smith left this earthly plain on the morning of 20 August 2023, the day following a visit by many family members. He was six months shy of achieving a century of life.
John was born 12 February 1924 in Buffalo, New York, son of John Patrick Smith (1882-1969) and Pauline Carolina (Jauch) Smith (1884-1963).
John went to University of Buffalo, and with support of the U.S. Army, completed his medical degree (as first lieutenant) in 1946. The day of graduation, John married Miriam Sess.
John and Mim moved to California in 1949 where they raised four children in Long Beach, Laguna Niguel, and La Jolla. The couple retired to Solana Beach where they lived independently until Miriam's death in December 2021. John then moved into the memory care unit of Oakmont of Escondido Hills.
John made a long career in medicine: he completed his initial internal medical residency at Buffalo Deaconess in 1946, followed by a short stint at Fort Sill, Oklahoma (where he also achieved the rank of Captain in the US Army), then a medical residency in Van Nuys, California. After practicing Internal Medicine through the 1950s, he shifted to radiology at the Veterans Administration in Long Beach, California, specializing in Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, and Interventional Radiology.
In 1966, John moved his family to La Jolla, California where he was head of Radiology at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation between 1966 and 1976. In 1977, he became President of the Scripps Clinic Medical Group; about 1981, he became senior vice president of Health Care at Scripps. He retired in 1993.
John and Miriam enjoyed traveling, including trips to Europe, China, Tahiti and Australia, and were early participants in the U.S.-based elder hostel movement. They enjoyed painting classes for many years during their retirement. John, in particular, enjoyed challenging his teacher and fellow art students with abstract interpretations of pretty much anything.
His children, their spouses and his grandchildren remember with fondness (and a bit of discomfort) John's persistence in exploring their thoughts and philosophies about the past, the future, and the meaning of life. All who knew him– family, colleagues and friends– knew that any dinner with John would include an interesting conversation.
Miriam and John celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in June 2021; Miriam died the following December, after which John moved into the memory care unit at Oakmont Hills of Escondido. John celebrated his 99th birthday in February 2023.
John is predeceased by his wife Miriam, his parents John Smith and Paulina (Jauch) Smith, his brother Howard Smith, and sister Mildred (Smith) Heffley. He is survived by four children and their spouses, seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren; four nephews and two nieces.
His family thanks the staff at Oakmont and all the Hospice caregivers for the loving kindness they showed John during the last year-and-a-half of his life.
John was born 12 February 1924 in Buffalo, New York, son of John Patrick Smith (1882-1969) and Pauline Carolina (Jauch) Smith (1884-1963).
John went to University of Buffalo, and with support of the U.S. Army, completed his medical degree (as first lieutenant) in 1946. The day of graduation, John married Miriam Sess.
John and Mim moved to California in 1949 where they raised four children in Long Beach, Laguna Niguel, and La Jolla. The couple retired to Solana Beach where they lived independently until Miriam's death in December 2021. John then moved into the memory care unit of Oakmont of Escondido Hills.
John made a long career in medicine: he completed his initial internal medical residency at Buffalo Deaconess in 1946, followed by a short stint at Fort Sill, Oklahoma (where he also achieved the rank of Captain in the US Army), then a medical residency in Van Nuys, California. After practicing Internal Medicine through the 1950s, he shifted to radiology at the Veterans Administration in Long Beach, California, specializing in Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, and Interventional Radiology.
In 1966, John moved his family to La Jolla, California where he was head of Radiology at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation between 1966 and 1976. In 1977, he became President of the Scripps Clinic Medical Group; about 1981, he became senior vice president of Health Care at Scripps. He retired in 1993.
John and Miriam enjoyed traveling, including trips to Europe, China, Tahiti and Australia, and were early participants in the U.S.-based elder hostel movement. They enjoyed painting classes for many years during their retirement. John, in particular, enjoyed challenging his teacher and fellow art students with abstract interpretations of pretty much anything.
His children, their spouses and his grandchildren remember with fondness (and a bit of discomfort) John's persistence in exploring their thoughts and philosophies about the past, the future, and the meaning of life. All who knew him– family, colleagues and friends– knew that any dinner with John would include an interesting conversation.
Miriam and John celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in June 2021; Miriam died the following December, after which John moved into the memory care unit at Oakmont Hills of Escondido. John celebrated his 99th birthday in February 2023.
John is predeceased by his wife Miriam, his parents John Smith and Paulina (Jauch) Smith, his brother Howard Smith, and sister Mildred (Smith) Heffley. He is survived by four children and their spouses, seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren; four nephews and two nieces.
His family thanks the staff at Oakmont and all the Hospice caregivers for the loving kindness they showed John during the last year-and-a-half of his life.
John Lincoln Smith left this earthly plain on the morning of 20 August 2023, the day following a visit by many family members. He was six months shy of achieving a century of life.
John was born 12 February 1924 in Buffalo, New York, son of John Patrick Smith (1882-1969) and Pauline Carolina (Jauch) Smith (1884-1963).
John went to University of Buffalo, and with support of the U.S. Army, completed his medical degree (as first lieutenant) in 1946. The day of graduation, John married Miriam Sess.
John and Mim moved to California in 1949 where they raised four children in Long Beach, Laguna Niguel, and La Jolla. The couple retired to Solana Beach where they lived independently until Miriam's death in December 2021. John then moved into the memory care unit of Oakmont of Escondido Hills.
John made a long career in medicine: he completed his initial internal medical residency at Buffalo Deaconess in 1946, followed by a short stint at Fort Sill, Oklahoma (where he also achieved the rank of Captain in the US Army), then a medical residency in Van Nuys, California. After practicing Internal Medicine through the 1950s, he shifted to radiology at the Veterans Administration in Long Beach, California, specializing in Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, and Interventional Radiology.
In 1966, John moved his family to La Jolla, California where he was head of Radiology at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation between 1966 and 1976. In 1977, he became President of the Scripps Clinic Medical Group; about 1981, he became senior vice president of Health Care at Scripps. He retired in 1993.
John and Miriam enjoyed traveling, including trips to Europe, China, Tahiti and Australia, and were early participants in the U.S.-based elder hostel movement. They enjoyed painting classes for many years during their retirement. John, in particular, enjoyed challenging his teacher and fellow art students with abstract interpretations of pretty much anything.
His children, their spouses and his grandchildren remember with fondness (and a bit of discomfort) John's persistence in exploring their thoughts and philosophies about the past, the future, and the meaning of life. All who knew him– family, colleagues and friends– knew that any dinner with John would include an interesting conversation.
Miriam and John celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in June 2021; Miriam died the following December, after which John moved into the memory care unit at Oakmont Hills of Escondido. John celebrated his 99th birthday in February 2023.
John is predeceased by his wife Miriam, his parents John Smith and Paulina (Jauch) Smith, his brother Howard Smith, and sister Mildred (Smith) Heffley. He is survived by four children and their spouses, seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren; four nephews and two nieces.
His family thanks the staff at Oakmont and all the Hospice caregivers for the loving kindness they showed John during the last year-and-a-half of his life.
John was born 12 February 1924 in Buffalo, New York, son of John Patrick Smith (1882-1969) and Pauline Carolina (Jauch) Smith (1884-1963).
John went to University of Buffalo, and with support of the U.S. Army, completed his medical degree (as first lieutenant) in 1946. The day of graduation, John married Miriam Sess.
John and Mim moved to California in 1949 where they raised four children in Long Beach, Laguna Niguel, and La Jolla. The couple retired to Solana Beach where they lived independently until Miriam's death in December 2021. John then moved into the memory care unit of Oakmont of Escondido Hills.
John made a long career in medicine: he completed his initial internal medical residency at Buffalo Deaconess in 1946, followed by a short stint at Fort Sill, Oklahoma (where he also achieved the rank of Captain in the US Army), then a medical residency in Van Nuys, California. After practicing Internal Medicine through the 1950s, he shifted to radiology at the Veterans Administration in Long Beach, California, specializing in Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, and Interventional Radiology.
In 1966, John moved his family to La Jolla, California where he was head of Radiology at Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation between 1966 and 1976. In 1977, he became President of the Scripps Clinic Medical Group; about 1981, he became senior vice president of Health Care at Scripps. He retired in 1993.
John and Miriam enjoyed traveling, including trips to Europe, China, Tahiti and Australia, and were early participants in the U.S.-based elder hostel movement. They enjoyed painting classes for many years during their retirement. John, in particular, enjoyed challenging his teacher and fellow art students with abstract interpretations of pretty much anything.
His children, their spouses and his grandchildren remember with fondness (and a bit of discomfort) John's persistence in exploring their thoughts and philosophies about the past, the future, and the meaning of life. All who knew him– family, colleagues and friends– knew that any dinner with John would include an interesting conversation.
Miriam and John celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in June 2021; Miriam died the following December, after which John moved into the memory care unit at Oakmont Hills of Escondido. John celebrated his 99th birthday in February 2023.
John is predeceased by his wife Miriam, his parents John Smith and Paulina (Jauch) Smith, his brother Howard Smith, and sister Mildred (Smith) Heffley. He is survived by four children and their spouses, seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren; four nephews and two nieces.
His family thanks the staff at Oakmont and all the Hospice caregivers for the loving kindness they showed John during the last year-and-a-half of his life.
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