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Jesse Grant Joseph Smith of Riverhead died on October 24. He was 20 years old.
Born August 17, 1989, Jesse attended East Moriches School and Eastport South Manor High School in Manorville.
He graduated from Colebrook Academy in New Hampshire in 2007.
Family members this week recalled that he excelled in sports, particularly baseball and soccer, and had a kind and gentle nature, which made him very loved by those who knew him.
He is survived by a daughter, Lucie Marie Smith of New Hampshire; his fiancée, Christine Knapper of New Hampshire; his father, Grant Joseph Smith and stepmother Isabel of Riverhead; three sisters, Laura Ann, Aimee-Noelle and Rebecca Ann; a brother, Joseph Smith; grandparents Roland and Gail Smith of Center Moriches; an aunt and uncle, Abigail and Dallas Bengel of Center Moriches; and three cousins, Cameron, Heather and Ailish Bengel of Center Moriches.
on Nov 11, 2009