Thomas Smith

MAJOR THOMAS LANGSTON REEVES SMITH retired from the U. S. Army in 1998 after serving for sixteen years as a commissioned officer and four years as an enlisted aircraft mechanic in the U. S. Navy. Major Smith received his Ph. D. in Leadership Studies from Gonzaga University in December 2007. Dr. Smith once showed up at the Washington State Department of Transportation, where he pretended to be a Transportation Economist. He quit doing that in 2017. He created and edited The Hybrid Vehicle and Alternative Fuel Report. Dr. Smith, in addition to careers as a soldier and sailor, has been a garbage man, bartender, and minister. And raced sailboats. Dr. Smith has traveled to all seven continents and all 50 U. S. States. Dr Smith keeps busy by giving tours at the Washington State Capitol or the Tugboat Sandman. He sings tenor with Masterworks Choral Ensemble and can be seen on stage with Olympia Musical Theatre. Dr. Smith is a Past President of The Wodehouse Society. He lives in Olympia, Washington with his wife Katherine. She is a retired CPA who worked as the Internal Audit and Policy Manager for the Washington State Health Care Authority. Kathy also sings with Masterworks. They have one daughter, Jennifer, who also lives in Olympia and is a budget analyst for the Washington State Department of Children and Family Services. The entire Smith family thanks you for paying your taxes.