Bernon Mervin "Bernie" Smith
1930 - 2016
VETERAN
Early Life: Bernie was born June 20, 1930, in Slatington, Pennsylvania, to Clyde Albert and Dorothy Mae Mack Smith. He grew up in various locations in Pennsylvania.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Bernie served in the United States Navy on the USS Midway. He married Irene Ethel Adams on June 30, 1951, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The newlyweds lived in State College, Pennsylvania, while Bernie attended Pennsylvania State College. Their two sons, James Lee and Michael Craig, were born during his school years. He graduated with a BS in Civil Engineering from Penn State in June 1954 and took a job with American Bridge. He worked there for 11 years, during which time he worked on various projects throughout the United States. In 1961, he obtained his Professional Engineering License. They lived in Michigan and then moved to California. In 1965, he started his own company, Adams & Smith, Inc., and continued to build bridges and other structural steel projects. Throughout his career, he built bridges including the Badger Bridge in Long Beach, California; the Astoria–Megler Bridge over the Colombia River in Oregon, and the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan. He moved to Orem, Utah, in 1993, when he relocated his company headquarters. He retired in 2000 but continued to work as a consultant on various projects as well as on multiple dispute boards. He enjoyed history and travel and visited many places around the world. He was an obligatory golfer and loved to fly his airplane. He loved his dogs and his grandkids, but even more so, his 19 great grandkids who called him "Grampa Bernie". They softened him and he could never tell them no. He changed endless sets of batteries in endless noisy toys. He supported them in all their endeavors and spent countless hours watching pinewood derbies and recitals. He would always start a movie or participate in a nerf gun war. If it was important to them, it was important to him. Bernon Mervin "Bernie" Smith passed away on March 4, 2016, in Orem, Utah.
Survived By: His wife, Irene; two sons: James Lee (Dawn Tyler) Smith and Michael Craig (Mary Simas) Smith; his sister, Patricia Snyder; five grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His parents and his sister, Dolores Parry.
Obituary:© Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary
Services: Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary
Interment: Orem City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1930 - 2016
VETERAN
Early Life: Bernie was born June 20, 1930, in Slatington, Pennsylvania, to Clyde Albert and Dorothy Mae Mack Smith. He grew up in various locations in Pennsylvania.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Bernie served in the United States Navy on the USS Midway. He married Irene Ethel Adams on June 30, 1951, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The newlyweds lived in State College, Pennsylvania, while Bernie attended Pennsylvania State College. Their two sons, James Lee and Michael Craig, were born during his school years. He graduated with a BS in Civil Engineering from Penn State in June 1954 and took a job with American Bridge. He worked there for 11 years, during which time he worked on various projects throughout the United States. In 1961, he obtained his Professional Engineering License. They lived in Michigan and then moved to California. In 1965, he started his own company, Adams & Smith, Inc., and continued to build bridges and other structural steel projects. Throughout his career, he built bridges including the Badger Bridge in Long Beach, California; the Astoria–Megler Bridge over the Colombia River in Oregon, and the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan. He moved to Orem, Utah, in 1993, when he relocated his company headquarters. He retired in 2000 but continued to work as a consultant on various projects as well as on multiple dispute boards. He enjoyed history and travel and visited many places around the world. He was an obligatory golfer and loved to fly his airplane. He loved his dogs and his grandkids, but even more so, his 19 great grandkids who called him "Grampa Bernie". They softened him and he could never tell them no. He changed endless sets of batteries in endless noisy toys. He supported them in all their endeavors and spent countless hours watching pinewood derbies and recitals. He would always start a movie or participate in a nerf gun war. If it was important to them, it was important to him. Bernon Mervin "Bernie" Smith passed away on March 4, 2016, in Orem, Utah.
Survived By: His wife, Irene; two sons: James Lee (Dawn Tyler) Smith and Michael Craig (Mary Simas) Smith; his sister, Patricia Snyder; five grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His parents and his sister, Dolores Parry.
Obituary:© Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary
Services: Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary
Interment: Orem City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Bernon Mervin "Bernie" Smith
1930 - 2016
VETERAN
Early Life: Bernie was born June 20, 1930, in Slatington, Pennsylvania, to Clyde Albert and Dorothy Mae Mack Smith. He grew up in various locations in Pennsylvania.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Bernie served in the United States Navy on the USS Midway. He married Irene Ethel Adams on June 30, 1951, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The newlyweds lived in State College, Pennsylvania, while Bernie attended Pennsylvania State College. Their two sons, James Lee and Michael Craig, were born during his school years. He graduated with a BS in Civil Engineering from Penn State in June 1954 and took a job with American Bridge. He worked there for 11 years, during which time he worked on various projects throughout the United States. In 1961, he obtained his Professional Engineering License. They lived in Michigan and then moved to California. In 1965, he started his own company, Adams & Smith, Inc., and continued to build bridges and other structural steel projects. Throughout his career, he built bridges including the Badger Bridge in Long Beach, California; the Astoria–Megler Bridge over the Colombia River in Oregon, and the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan. He moved to Orem, Utah, in 1993, when he relocated his company headquarters. He retired in 2000 but continued to work as a consultant on various projects as well as on multiple dispute boards. He enjoyed history and travel and visited many places around the world. He was an obligatory golfer and loved to fly his airplane. He loved his dogs and his grandkids, but even more so, his 19 great grandkids who called him "Grampa Bernie". They softened him and he could never tell them no. He changed endless sets of batteries in endless noisy toys. He supported them in all their endeavors and spent countless hours watching pinewood derbies and recitals. He would always start a movie or participate in a nerf gun war. If it was important to them, it was important to him. Bernon Mervin "Bernie" Smith passed away on March 4, 2016, in Orem, Utah.
Survived By: His wife, Irene; two sons: James Lee (Dawn Tyler) Smith and Michael Craig (Mary Simas) Smith; his sister, Patricia Snyder; five grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His parents and his sister, Dolores Parry.
Obituary:© Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary
Services: Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary
Interment: Orem City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1930 - 2016
VETERAN
Early Life: Bernie was born June 20, 1930, in Slatington, Pennsylvania, to Clyde Albert and Dorothy Mae Mack Smith. He grew up in various locations in Pennsylvania.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Bernie served in the United States Navy on the USS Midway. He married Irene Ethel Adams on June 30, 1951, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The newlyweds lived in State College, Pennsylvania, while Bernie attended Pennsylvania State College. Their two sons, James Lee and Michael Craig, were born during his school years. He graduated with a BS in Civil Engineering from Penn State in June 1954 and took a job with American Bridge. He worked there for 11 years, during which time he worked on various projects throughout the United States. In 1961, he obtained his Professional Engineering License. They lived in Michigan and then moved to California. In 1965, he started his own company, Adams & Smith, Inc., and continued to build bridges and other structural steel projects. Throughout his career, he built bridges including the Badger Bridge in Long Beach, California; the Astoria–Megler Bridge over the Colombia River in Oregon, and the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan. He moved to Orem, Utah, in 1993, when he relocated his company headquarters. He retired in 2000 but continued to work as a consultant on various projects as well as on multiple dispute boards. He enjoyed history and travel and visited many places around the world. He was an obligatory golfer and loved to fly his airplane. He loved his dogs and his grandkids, but even more so, his 19 great grandkids who called him "Grampa Bernie". They softened him and he could never tell them no. He changed endless sets of batteries in endless noisy toys. He supported them in all their endeavors and spent countless hours watching pinewood derbies and recitals. He would always start a movie or participate in a nerf gun war. If it was important to them, it was important to him. Bernon Mervin "Bernie" Smith passed away on March 4, 2016, in Orem, Utah.
Survived By: His wife, Irene; two sons: James Lee (Dawn Tyler) Smith and Michael Craig (Mary Simas) Smith; his sister, Patricia Snyder; five grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His parents and his sister, Dolores Parry.
Obituary:© Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary
Services: Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary
Interment: Orem City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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