Arthur L. Smith, 89, of Chatham, MA passed away on February 12, 2024, after a brief illness. He grew up in Walpole, MA where he played hockey in high school, elected captain of the team in 1952, and later being inducted into the Walpole High School Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009. He was a two-time All-American defenseman for Clarkson College hockey team in Potsdam New York later to be inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.
He met his future wife Martha Plumpton on a blind date while at college and enjoyed 55 years of marriage until her passing in 2013. Art had a successful career working on Wall Street and raising three children in New York with Martha before moving to Chatham in 1982.
He is survived by his children, Andrew J. Smith and his wife Katie MacBride-Smith of Brewster, MA. Eric L. Smith of Harwich, MA, and Caroline M. Smith and her husband Richard Lawrence of Harwich, MA along with nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be Saturday, March 16, 2024, from 1 - 4 pm at Nickerson Funeral Home, 77 Eldredge Park Way, Orleans, MA 02653. Burial will be private.