Obituary: Melissa Lee (McDonald) Smith, 54, of Guilford

Obituary courtesy of Guilford Funeral Home:

Tuesday, April 4, 2022 Melissa Lee (McDonald) Smith of Guilford passed away at Yale New Haven Hospital. Beloved wife of Stanford Scott Smith. Melissa was born in Des Moines, IA on August 2, 1967, daughter of Thomas K. McDonald and Donna (Ritchie) McDonald . Loving mother of son William Thomas Smith and daughter Logan Ann Smith. Sister of T.R. McDonald of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Melissa is a graduate of The University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her children were her passion and she was delighted to attend William’s graduation from University of South Carolina last year and knowing Logan will graduate from University of Connecticut this spring.

She formerly worked as a travel agent, sales attendant at Nordstrom and flight attendant for Pan American World Airways where she furthered her love of people, travel and adventure. She planned and loved frequent road trips to visit her family in Minnesota to enjoy Christmas and summers on the lake at her parent’s cabin. She enjoyed watching all sports, especially football, baseball, golf and basketball and loved spending time with her three dogs, Baxter, Finley, and Winston. She had a talent for interior design and writing poems every year for her husband’s birthday.

Her funeral service was held April 9 at the First Congregational Church, Guilford and burial was held privately.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Tunnel to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306 ; https://t2t.org/