Neil F. Smith

Neil F. Smith was born on July 3, 1947, in Omaha, Nebraska to Paul & Irene Smith. Neil grew up in California before moving to Portland in 1964. Neil graduated from Wilson High School and started working for Union Pacific Railroad in the traffic department while attending Portland State. Neil finally landed at Tri-Met where he worked for 33 years. He started out as an operator but progressed to manager of base operations. Neil is survived by his Children, Christopher Smith of Portland, Jeffrey Smith of Oregon City and his Grandchildren, Nora, Emma, Owen & Macy. He is also survived by his Sister Debbie Tobin of Hillsboro and Doug Smith of Simi Valley, CA. Neil was a lover of music and enjoyed taking RV trips. He was loved by all and will be greatly missed. A celebration of life will be held at Sacred Heart Church located at 3910 SE 11th Ave in Portland on Tuesday May 2nd at 10:30am Service Information