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Tribute to Thomas Smith, 1921 - 2020

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Dedicated to the memory of Tom

Thomas William Smith 07/11/1921 - 04/06/2020

A Windsorian since boyhood, Tom, for decades, served Windsor Allotments and Home Gardens Association and All Saints' Church , Frances Road, Windsor, in many capacities.

Tom was a devoted husband to two wives Dot and June, Dad to two boys Roger and David. Grandad to two girls, Eve and Catherine, and three boys, Chris, Adam and Tom (who was named after him), and Great Grandad to two girls, Poppy and Abigail, with another great grandchild due in early July.

Tom was also Stepdad to Nick, Tim and Sarah, and Step-Grandad to Niamh, Sam, Charlotte, Harriet, Elizabeth and Andrew.

Tom was an identical twin and some could not tell him and Dick apart! He also has a younger brother John who is now 96!

Tom had his fingers in many pies! He and his first wife Dot were largely responsible for the fundraising and support for

Oakfield School swimming pool in the early 60s

The 2nd Windsor Scout Group Headquarters in the early 70s

Gardeners Hall, Fairground Allotments, St Leonard's Rd 

The New Parish Hall at All Saints' Church, which was officially opened by Princess Anne on 12 April 1989

Tom was certainly a character, and though he put many noses out of joint in his time (a Smith trait! :-), he made many many lifelong friends . He will be greatly missed x

You can see video of the opening here of the hall at All Saints' here: https://youtu.be/lGeg3XvNhmo

In addition, there is a video of the Golden Wedding party of Bill and Jean Cocks at the hall, which took place just four days before the official opening, at which both Tom and Dot can be seen making speeches: https://youtu.be/dmg9QHCADoI

There is a playlist of clips from Tom's home cine collection entitled "Windsor Parish and All Saints': Church Life in the 1960s and 70s":  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr_qcosmMu3L9Lglqk5Rkx6e6eJQlOPs4

Another playlist of clips entitled "Windsor Allotments and Home Gardens Association in the 1960s and 70s: is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr_qcosmMu3IhG8c5Nii7cu5s8cqyOiSu

The details of what took place at Tom's funeral, including links to the Order of Service and film of the service can be found in the "Funeral Notice"

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£1,483.75

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Alzheimers Dementia Support Tom Smith's Fund for All Saints' Church, Francis Road, Windsor (see the Justgiving page for the total raised for this cause)

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3 years ago
Windsor Allotments and Home Gardens Association

The Committee of the Windsor Allotments and Home Gardens Association on behalf of ADS which to make a contribution to ADS in memory of Tom. He had been associated with the Association for many years and had been a driving force with his brother Dick. It is through their foresight that the Association is in the healthy state that it enjoys today. This contribution of £500 is a token in recognition of all that he did during those years. Kind regards Harold Mitchell, President

£500.00
3 years ago
Terry Bolton
£25.00
3 years ago
Jo & snoopy ellis

In memory of a real gentleman.

£25.00 (+ £6.25 Gift Aid)
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Tom Family visit to Grandad's 2019 Tom taking us to the pub summer 2019 Tom and Dot wedding 17th Aug 1946 At Eve & Gregor's Wedding May 26th 2012 June & Tom in their finery at Eve & Gregor's wedding Catherine & Grandad Some of the Smith Boys at Eve & Gregor's Wedding Grandad and his army buddies WW2 Suez Canal Egypt July 1943 Thomas William Smith John , Dick & Tom in school uniform Tom and Dick relaxing on the beach in Walmer Tom and Dots wedding 17/08/1946 The happy couple 17/08/1946 Tom & Dick . But which one is which ? Tom & Dot with their best grandchildren ?? Tom in contemplative mood The three brothers Tom , Dick and John Playing on the stairs. Tom, Eve & Chris A happy family photo . Tom , Dot , Roger & David Another happy family photo A day at the beach Tom on a camel in Egypt WW2 Tom & Roger Tom, Dot & Eve Camping Tom and Roger x Tom , Dot , Roger & teddy ( Roger still has this :-) Tom and Eve at 139 Springfield Road Father and son moment x David and Lornas' wedding 13th April 1996 With new born Roger x Tom and June on a cruise x June Tom and Catherine at 12 St Andrews Avenue An allotment show win for Tom and Dot x One of Toms' famous speeches. John and Jeans wedding anniversary. Eves' graduation. Toms Dad , Frederick William Morris Smith Roger and Lesley Wedding At Honeysuckle Cottage East Hendred Tom & David Tom & Dot Relaxing after a swim . Obviously to exhausted to take his trunks off completely ?? x Tom & First grandchild Eve Tom and Lorna relaxing Tom giving one of his infamous speeches Tom , David , Lorna , Catherine , Sandy and Raul Speech 2 A lovely photo of Tom and June Cutting the cake for their anniversary Funfair ride :-) Tom , June & Catherine x Tom, Dick & John with their mum Malvina Left to right :- Daisy , Tom , Eve , June x Lorna,Catherine ,David ,Tom junior ,Tom senior ,Adam ,June ,Roger ,Lesley ,Chris Horse racing game a Smith staple at family party’s Left to right :- John, Tom , Jean , June , Dick & Vere Dot, Phill, Kathleen & Tom I don’t think he is happy with that life jacket Catherine , Sandy ( in a very fetching hat ! ) Tom , Lorna , David & Raul enjoying lunch x Tom & June in one of the gardens they both enjoyed so much Tom & Niamh enjoying a bit of tv :-) Tom & June on a cruise x Dick , Vere , John and Tom x Tom , Catherine, David & Lorna x Sarah , Niamh and Tom off for a swim x Jean , John , Vere , Dick , June & Tom at Dick and Vere’s house x Lorna , Dave , Catherine, Eve and Tom . September 1997 :-) x Eve , Catherine and Tom . September 1997 x The racing game with Tom and Dick , at The Gardeners Hall x Tom and Andrew on bonfire night x A day at the seaside x Another fun day at the beach x What a happy photo :-) It’s Tom , but not sure who the other fellow is ;-) Tom and Dick , a couple of Whiskeys down ! Chris , Adam and Tom x Tom and Vere chatting to a friend ;-) x Vere, June , Peter , Dick & Tom . In the pub again ! :-) x The twins :-) Bonfire night fun :-) x Fun with friends x Tom , Dot & Chris :-) x Grandad with great granddaughter Abigail Christmas 2019 Opening of the Parish Hall, Tom introducing the Fundraising Committee to Princess Anne Tom and June cruising on the Q M 2 with their friends. Tom and Grandchild no. 2 Christopher Tom & Grandchild No. 1 Eve. Getting comfy in the caravan. Fun at the park with Eve Dot and June on their travels. Tom & Dot enjoying the Greek mountains. Oh look at the flowers. Salmon for tea. Tom and friends. If you know anyone in this photo please let us know A day at the races. Tom with Doris and friends in Canada Fresh fish for dinner. Tom and the invisible chair trick. Tom & Dot. Baden Powell and Carmen Miranda at Christmas Tom and Janie the corgi At the Heybourn’s. Please let us know if you know any of these people. Christmas 2019 at Grandad’s Eve in the caravan! Poppy and grandad June 2017, he knew what he was doing! Both enjoying stick man! June and Poppy Eves wedding, May 2012 Eves wedding, may 2012 Grandad eve Poppy Sandy , Mary , Catherine, Tom and June x Catherine and Tom on the swings x John , Jean , June and Tom at the start of a cruise x Church Hall plaque Meeting Princess Anne at the opening of the church hall . Freda , Pearl and Tom . Freda , Pearl , Princess Anne and Tom . Opening of the church hall Tom showing the Princess around the newly opened church hall Princess Anne meets Tom and Dot at the opening of the church hall Hello Tom and Dot I declare this hall open ( in my poshest voice :-) ) x Hooray :-) x Catherine ,Lorna John , Tom , Chris , Dave and Tom in an Aberdeen Pub x Another pub trip :-) x Happy group x By the sea in Aberdeen x Tom and friends in Egypt 1944 A family group including Sooty x John trying out Tom’s wheelchair x Lovely group photos Dot in the Shop in the tunnel Peter and Vere in the shop in the tunnel x Tom makes a sale in the shop in the tunnel The shop in the tunnel Shop in the tunnel customers x Dot makes a sale in the shop in the tunnel Pearl having a rest Shop in the tunnel Dylan looked after Tom very well for 14 months and they became very fond of each other Wendy cared for Tom and June, and later came for fun bath times when Roger or David were in Windsor Bobbie & John, volunteers from Alzheimer's & Dementia Support, visited for conversation and banter Tom & Carl (initially from Give & Take Care) became friends and they enjoyed each others' company Tom & Megan (initially from Give & Take Care) became friends and enjoyed each others' company Jan, a library volunteer, became a friend, and (as he put it) brought Tom books 'not to read'! Tom fitting the kitchen in the new church hall x The newly built church hall The church hall almost completed The building of the church hall well on its way Tom and Dot Tom Dot and Clergy outside the church hall Frederick meets Princess Margaret Anyone for tennis ? Tom and comrades in Egypt 1944 Tom on a very big bike ! Egypt 1944 Pedal power ! Egypt 1944 David playing for his Mum and Dad A lovely, happy summertime photo x A letter from Tom to his Mum and Dad from Egypt October 1944 A family Christmas x Roger and David escaping ?! ;-) 5F38D0B0 B8B8 4868 A182 5C84B9D38925 Four generations:-) 7B56706F 3568 4537 877D C55B23374706 Roger and David at the seaside The three amigos! Dick, John and Tom Resting in the sunshine on one of their many day trips! Tom and Daddy working together at Royal Ascot Tom and Daddy ready to serve Tom and Daddy with their Grandad Smith Pats wedding, AllSaints Church 1964 Best Man at Mum & Dads wedding 1952 with Roger Tom Lake Windermere, Lake District Tom at Crummock water, Lake District Tom and Dot before they were married 1945 Tom giving Pat away, 1964 Family group April 8th 1978 With Eve & Chris 1983 Dad & Tom at Mum & Dads Silver Wedding party Toms speech at Mum & Dads Silver wedding My wedding at All Saints 1986 With Daisy’s Mum Mary. Greece 1983 Tom, Dad and Teddy? Greece 1983 European Tour 1983 European Tour 1983 Ruby Wedding Day 1986 Tom and Dicks 90th Birthday November 1991 x The 90th Birthday cake x 90th Birthday smiles x John , Tom And Dick looking like they have had enough of posing for photos :-) Another pub , another few whiskey’s :-) x Guess what ? Another pub visit ;-) xx Lorna , Tom , Vere , David , Dick and June . Outside a pub ! Funny that ;-) x Tom with his befrienders from Alzheimers Dementia Support, Bobbie & John Smith Family group at Dick and Vere’s Wedding Anniversary at The Adelaide Hotel Tom making sure David eats his tea ! ;-) What a funny place to put a post box ! ;-) x June and Tom catching some rays :-) Tom with some of his step grandchildren:-) Family visit Tom and June’s wedding day Exchanging rings The blessing Mr and Mrs Smith :-) Just married The happy couple Signing the register Cutting the cake Tom helping with church renovations Christmas fun More Christmas fun Tom , Roger , Adam , Lesley , Tom and Chris on a blowy walk Tom showing off his cooking skills A Cook family gathering Prepared for rainy weather David , Eve and Tom x Back view , Love this :-) x Happy with his caravan :-) Eve , Tom and Sweeve Tom and Dick with their medals Tom , Eve . Sweeve and June Rainbow for the NHS painted by Tom during the coronavirus pandemic May 2020 Fun with the Cooks on bonfire night A lovely poem :-) Stained glass window Dedicated to Toms Grandad Tom Smith for services to The Royal Marines Chapel . The dedication on the window . The window is now in Deal Maritime Museum for all to see x Dick and Tom posing with the window :-) Another photo of the window :-) x Shield , presented to Tom by Cyril Giles on completion of Grove Road Rooms x Tom painted Grove Road Rooms and the shield was painted with the same paint used :-) Top section represents The Paint Brush , Top Left , Old Tom and a red dot for Dorothy 💕 Top Right, Smith Anvil , Bottom Left , The Church , Bottom Right The Allotments:-) 0BFCBCFA 422D 46FA AC30 78A0726B75FB 857B68B4 782D 4945 A838 7061762DDB16 A Cooks day at the seaside. Christmas Day 2014 E2E2D9EB C8E2 473A 9249 88C88BF48F27 96E889D2 596D 4299 8411 52C82FFADF21 A day out. A visit to Graham in Norfolk. End of the picnic. Niamh's Birthday treat. Nearly a full house! Tom Dot and Chris enjoying time together :-) x Tom Dot Dick & Vere having fun x Tom the Smithy !! X Family group photo taken in Waddesdon 1985/6 x Chris , Tom , Dot & Eve 1982/3 x Family group with Daisy's Mum Mary 1985 x Caravan cleaning duties with John , Tom and Jean x Puddings are the best :-) Tom with good friends Phil & Kathleen Sutton x Unknown Tom John and Dick all with whiskey :-) x Tom John and Dick at John and Jean’s wedding x Anniversary waltz ?? x Tom and June off to a Buckingham Palace garden party :-) x A speech from Uncle John :-) x Toms Mum Malvina ( Molly ) x
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Posted on behalf of Nigel Spencer ........ Well , my thoughts are something like this :- My earliest memory of Tom was through Dot, who met my mum when they were in the Princess Christian maternity home in Windsor in October 1951. Roger came first, I appeared 8 days later. The friendship between the Smiths and Spencers stemmed from this, living in the Bulkeley Avenue/Springfield Road area helped. My first impression of Tom was that he was a big man, and that Dot was was the opposite. My first definite memory was of his work with and at All Saints Church while attending Sunday School in the late 50s, to a small deaf boy he was a figure of authority. The sixties saw Tom and my late father working tirelessly towards obtaining a new, permanent, headquarters for the 2nd Windsor Scouts via a redundant site hut despite the opposition of the local council. Roger, David and I spent many a happy hour with the Scouts and Venture Scouts. Tom and Dot somehow managed to find the time and energy to run the All Saints Youth Club in the late sixties on a Friday night. I remember some epic games of table tennis against Tom, who was a tough opponent who won more often than not. The seventies passed, the eighties saw me move to Warrington, visiting the Stag and Hound on a monthly basis keeping up on news through the Scouts Roger, Adrian and Neil. Dot's death in 1989 of cancer was a shock, Dot's funeral at All Saints was very well attended, my abiding memory was the number of times the phrase "Tom and Dot" was used in Dot's eulogy. As I was away, I did not hear much about Tom's marriage to June so I cannot say much. My last memory of Tom was at two of the Old Gits reunions last year where we exchanged pleasantries over food and drinks. Tom was obviously showing his age but was still lucid. Well Tom had a good innings, he did so much for the church, scouts, and allotments, rest in peace. Nigel Spencer
Lesley
28th June 2020
So sorry for your loss. I have very fond memories of times spent with grandad and June over the years. He was such a kind man and I always looked forward to seeing them. Sending love to you all. Love from Sueve xxxx
Sueve
24th June 2020
I have known Tom through All Saints church. He was always someone who got things done. He would see a need, and get things organised. He was good at involving others to make things happen (sometimes people whose only connection with church was their friendship with Tom). I recall an incident soon after Revd. Jeffery Whale’s arrival in the parish when a group of us had been gathered together by Tom to sand down and make good the damage done to the choir vestry floor by the hall builders. When Jeffery came in, he greeted us all, but there was one chap he did not recognise so he asked him, “I know these others, but which church do you attend?” The chap replied, “I don’t come to church, I’m a friend of Tom’s from the Allotment Association.” Jeffery replied, “I knew that I had three parishes, but I think that I have a fourth – the Allotment Association!”. During Revd. Jeffery Whale’s time as Rector, he and Tom worked well together on a number of projects –the new hall was built just before Jeffery’s installation in the parish and together they saw it established as an effective community hall, Tom oversaw the installation of the kitchen and toilets and the installation of the performance platform in the Parish Church enabling its use as a venue for concerts, etc, also the construction of the children’s corner at All Saints. He was a dedicated worker for the church serving on (and many times leading) various committees, though he always said that he was a man of simple faith. He was a true friend; I shall miss his wise counsel. Mike Bailey
Michael
22nd June 2020
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Remembering all the lovely times I spent with grandad and June x
Lit by Sueve on 24th June 2020
Thinking of you right now, Tom, on this very sad occasion. God bless and rest in peace.
Lit by Brian Wallace on 23rd June 2020
Sending love to you all through this sad time xx
Lit by Karen (eves friend) xx on 20th June 2020
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