Dear Members of the University Community,
On Thursday, March 25, Father Francis Smith, S.J., retired SCU faculty member in the Department of Religious Studies, died at the age of 86 at the infirmary at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos. We join with Fr. Smith’s brother Mike and his wife Adrienne, Fr. Smith’s nephew Patrick Smith, and nieces Therese Coutermarsh, Monica Wahler, Maria Smith, and Michelle Carroll, and nine grand-nieces and grand-nephews in mourning Father Smith’s death while also remembering his long association with Santa Clara.
Fr. Smith graduated from Santa Clara in 1956, and entered the Jesuits in 1960. He returned to Santa Clara in 1974 as a member of the Religious Studies faculty, served as rector of the Jesuit Community from 1976 to 1982 and on the Board of Trustees, and, until recently, was active in teaching in the Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries.
Because of current COVID restrictions, the funeral Mass for Fr. Smith and his inurnment will be private.
Condolences can be sent to Fr. Smith's brother, Michael Smith.
Mr. Michael Smith
2895 Hacienda St.
San Mateo, CA 94403
Please keep Fr. Smith and his family in your prayers. May he rest in peace.
Sincerely,
Lisa A. Kloppenberg
Acting President