He was born in Pittsfield, MA on November 26, 1946. He was married to Donna Jean Fullerton on October 30, 1965. Robert J. Smith worked as a Fuel Specialist for the United States Air Force. He had a passion for music and shooting pool.
Robert J. Smith is preceded in death by his parents; John Cletis Smith and LuLu Francis Dimanche, siblings; Margorie Smith LaValley and Richard Leon Smith.
He was survived by his children; Robert John Smith II, Shawn David Smith, and grandson; Nickolaus Dwayne Smith.