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Julian Smith
Julian Smith, 50, of Conway, passed away Nov. 7, 2011 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. Julian was born Nov. 23, 1960 to Bebe and Lorenzo Smith, of Guyana, South America. He was raised in Boston and Southport, N.C., he was a graduate of South Brunswick High School and Elizabeth City State University majoring in music. He was best known around the valley for his employment at McDonald's and most recently at Burger King. Julian loved his music and would spend his spare time listening to "old school" singing, dancing and playing his drums. Julian was taken much too soon and will be sadly missed by family and friends. He leaves behind his partner of 16 years, Lisa Parent, of Conway; two children, Julian and Cheyenne Hart, of East Conway; three children he loved and nurtured, Crystal Parent, of Conway, and Shelli and Joshua Hart, of East Conway; two grandchildren
whom he loved, Malakhi Hart, of East Conway, and Brooklyn Grout, of Conway; his mother, Bebe Smith, of Southport, N.C.; two sisters, Anita Everett, of Salem, Mass., and Karen and George Hewett, of Boliva, N.C.; three brothers, Lorenzo Smith and partner, Candice, of Wilmington, N.C., Lenny Smith and Glenn Smith both of Southport, N.C.; one aunt, Annie Smith, of Boston; five nieces; four nephews; many cousins and one special new addition to the family his puppy, Skip. A celebration of life for "OG" will be held on Nov, 19 from 2 to 7 p.m. at the East Conway Community Hall located on the East Conway Road a quarter mile past Sherman's Farm. Anyone who knew Julian is welcome to attend. Donations may be sent to either East Conway Community Hall, 12 Greenhill Road, East Conway, NH, 03813 or Animal Rescue LeagueNorth, 223 East Main Street, Conway, NH, 03818.
Bradley Ball
Bradley Ball, of 80 Coolidge Way, Tamworth, died October 31, 2011 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital of complications of multiple myeloma. He was born September 26, 1945, in Cambridge, Mass., the only son of the late Barbara and Sidney Ball. Bradley was educated in the Cambridge schools and was a proud alumnae of St. Sebastian’s Day School, Needham, Mass. and Boston College. Bradley’s link to Tamworth and the Barnstormer’s Theatre goes back to an early heritage. His parents met in 1932, the second season, when Barbara came as property mistress and Sidney as an actor. Their marriage was the first of many Barnstormer’s unions. As a young boy Bradley served as an apprentice on crew, but in 1969 he was appointed stage manager. He held this position for 33 years, the longest tenure of anyone in that role and probably a record in the annals of Actors Equity, of which Bradley was a member. Bradley was more than just a Barnstormer, he was a citizen of Tamworth. He served as supervisor of the checklist from 2000 to 2008 and under his guidance the checklist was computerized and made compliant with state requirements. His thoroughness and dedication to the town has been
apparent in all he has done. The Cook Memorial Library houses six videos of the town that Bradley helped record and his photographs can be seen in the 2008 Tamworth Master Plan and on the town’s website. Bradley worked as a teacher in Cambridge, Mass., in his early career. He also served in a leadership role for many years with the Belmont Dramatic Club in Belmont, Mass. On a recent trip to England, Brad served as an informal ambassador for the Town of Tamworth during a visit to the City of Tamworth in Staffordshire. Brad delivered copies of several local publications to the Staffordshire library on behalf of the Cook Memorial Library. Bradley’s great love of the theatre is well demonstrated by one of his favorite sayings: “All the world’s a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.” Bradley will always be remembered for his gracious, gentle manner and charitable nature. Bradley is survived by cousins Sally Tso of Brookline, MA, Duncan Ball of Australia, Gregory Ball of Brunswick, Me, Nancy Geissenhainer of Madison, NH and Jeff Woody of Madison. Interment was in the family plot in Malden, MA under the direction of the Lord Funeral Home of Ossipee.
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