1949-2014
PALERMO - Mick J. Smith, 65, died Saturday, July 19, 2014, at the Alfond Center for Health after a short battle with cancer.
He was born in Red Oak, Iowa, on May 16, 1949, the son of Donald and Wanda (Nichols) Smith.
Mick graduated from Stanton High School in Stanton, Iowa, and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. After his military service, Mick returned to school and received his master's degree from Northwest Missouri State University. In 1991 he moved to Maine.
He held many positions including letter carrier, to provide for his family and as a means to get to the position he was most proud of, a counseling psychologist at the Togus VA.
Mick took great solitude in his land.
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