Smith, Larry William   	

DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - Larry Smith, 56, of Bali, Indonesia, formerly of 
Longview, passed away March 21, 2007, in Sorong, Indonesia.

Larry was born November 13, 1950, in Longview, to Evelyn and Thomas Smith. He 
graduated from White Oak High School, Kilgore Junior College and attended East 
Texas State University in Commerce. He previously owned Diver's Supply in 
Longview and Tyler and was a former scuba instructor at Kilgore Junior College.

Throughout the past 30 years, he had been employed as a dive master at Pirate's 
Point Resort on Little Cayman Island and Negril Scuba Center in Jamaica. He had 
resided in Indonesia for the past 15 years. At the time of his death, he was 
employed as cruise director of Adventure H2o, Bali, Indonesia.

A dive pioneer, Larry was famous for his obsession with marine life, and his 
experiences had been featured in several articles in dive books and magazines 
throughout his diving career. He had shared his love for diving with such famous 
underwater photographers as Stan Waterman and David Doubilet. His enthusiasm for 
underwater adventure will be greatly missed by fellow divers around the world. 
Online tributes of his life may be viewed at:

www.adventureh2o.com  and  www.wetpixel.com.

He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas William Smith.

Survivors include his wife, Dewi Smith of Indonesia; mother, Evelyn Smith of 
Mountain View, Arkansas; daughter, Breezy Smith of Indonesia; son and daughter-
in-law, Trevor and Leslie Smith of Okinawa, Japan; son and fiancee', Casey Smith 
and Kristin Rodgers of Angleton, Texas; son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Jessica 
Smith of Round Rock, Texas; sister and brother-in-law, Joyce and Ken Pepper of 
Mountain View, Arkansas; grandson, Cooper Smith of Round Rock, Texas; and several 
nieces and nephews.

No services are planned.

In lieu of flowers, a trust fund is being established in his memory at:
www.wetpixel.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 3/25/2007.