Laura Ann Smith

Born in Maryland Baltimore, MD on July 30, 1985.  She was welcomed by big sisters Lisa and Joelle, and big brother Joel. 

 

Started Pre-kindergarten at Glendale Elementary School.

Started first grade at Marley Elementary School.

Grade school graduation from Marley Elementary School.

Started 6th grade at Marley Middle School.

Graduation from Marley Middle School.

Started freshman year at Glen Burnie High School.

Graduation from Glen Burnie High School.

Killed by a drug-impaired driver on June 7, 2003 at the age of 17.

Buried in Loudon Park Cemetary.  Her graduation Party was scheduled for June 14, 2003, which of course was never held.
On September 26, 2017, Laura was moved to Glen Haven Memorial Park in Glen Burnie.  She is closer to home, and is now buried in the same cemetery as her grandparents, and where the rest of her family will be.  

How do you condense a life into a few words?  Laura was the baby of the family.  Her siblings were 12, 10 and 7 years older than her, so she was the entire family's baby.  She was always sweet and funny and loved life.  She had a good time wherever she was, and was quick to befriend those who seemed to be "lost" or "left out".  She loved her two nephews dearly, Collin and Trevor Williams, sons of her oldest sister Lisa.  She was Trevor's godmother.  Since her death, another nephew, Jeremy Smith, son of her brother Joel, and two nieces, Caitlin Ann Rose Jarvis, daughter of her sister Joelle, and Annabelle Laura, daughter of Lisa and sister of Collin and Trevor have been born. In January 2013 another nephew was born, Cameron James Jarvis.  What  a loss that these children will never know her or the great capacity for love that she had.  We tell them stories of Laura and have pictures, but never will they truly know the wonderful person that she was.