The Reverend James E. Smith, Class of 1963, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014.

  • The Wake will be held at D’Esopo Funeral Home, 30 Carter Street, East Hartford, 860-568-9420, on Monday, September 1, 2014, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
  • Bishop Paul Loverde of Arlington, Virginia, will be the principal celebrant at the Mass of Christian Burial, with Archbishop Leonard Blair presiding, at Saint Christopher Church, 538 Brewer Street, East Hartford, on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., with a reception immediately following.
  • Burial will take place following the Mass at Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery, One Cottage Grove Road, Bloomfield.

May he rest in peace.