Background
Smith, Richard Ernest was born on October 29, 1935 in Adrian, Michigan, United States. Son of Albert Forrest and Thelma (Brock) Smith.
Smith, Richard Ernest was born on October 29, 1935 in Adrian, Michigan, United States. Son of Albert Forrest and Thelma (Brock) Smith.
Student, Spring Arbor College, 1955.
Manager, White Hardware, Adrian, 1950-1959; district manager, Metropolitan Life, Adrian and Lafayette, Indiana, 1959-1975; director regional, Ohio National Life, Cincinnati, 1975-1978; agency vice president, Provident Life, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1978-1986; president, Provident Life, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1986-1990. Board directors Provident Life Insurance Company.
Commissioner City of Adrian, 1966-1971. Trustee Medctr. One, Bismarck, since 1986, Bismarck State College Foundation, 1987-1991. Board directors, v. chairman Mackinac Straits Hospital, St. Ignace, Michigan, since 1995, Bismarck Development Association, 1987-1991, Greater Adrian Development Association, 1966-1970.
Member of Apple Creek Country (Bismarck), Elks.
Married Joanne Piplow, October 11, 1955. Children: Kathryn, Albert, Sharon, Richard, Heidi.
