Leslie Wayne Smith passed away on August 19, 2016. He was 69. Les was born in La Junta, CO. on November 22, 1946. He was the son of Wayne and Martha Smith. Les grew up in La Junta and in 1966 married the love of his life Barbara Jo Freeman Smith. Les and Bobbie moved to Fort Collins, CO. where he attended college until he joined the U. S. Army. Les was stationed at various posts until he retired. He worked as a Hawk Engineer Tech., and earned the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 4. He served his country for 22 years and received the Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster. After retirement from the Army, Les worked for JT3 as a field engineer for 26 years.Leslie was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Barbara, and his younger brother, Larry. He is survived by his younger brother, Gary (Carla), sons Les (Jenn), Walter, granddaughter Ashley Butler and great-granddaughters Brinlee and Paislee Butler. A visitation will be held on September 8, 2016 from 3:00 to 7:00 pm at Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89146 followed by funeral services on September 9, 2016 at 1:20 pm at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery 1900 Veterans Memorial Drive Boulder City, NV 89005, with full military honors next to his wife. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund http://www.nleomf.org/contribute/
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