The Foreign Service Journal, March 2012

M A R C H 2 0 1 2 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 73 Washington, was an ardent opponent of segregation and endeavored to ad- vance education. She was raised Catholic but at- tended Unitarian-Universalist churches for decades, and later settled comfort- ably into a Friends (Quaker) service. She was an avid traveler into her 80s, venturing to France and Prague. She relocated to Indianapolis in April 2010. Mrs. Peaslee was preceded in death by her husband in 1996. She is sur- vived by four daughters, grandchildren, a great-granddaughter, nieces, her cat YangWei Fei, many friends and admir- ers, and sons-in-law Eric Wertman of Macungie, Pa., Dan Church of Bethle- hem, Pa., Bill Davis of Charlottesville, Va., who provided much-appreciated in-home care. Memorial contributions may be made to NPR, Westminster Village North, Indianapolis IN 46236, or Sea- sons Hospice, Indianapolis IN 46237. Robert P. Smith , 82, a retired ca- reer FSO and three-time ambassador, died on Jan. 20 at his home inMissoula, Mont., from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Mr. Smith was born on March 5, 1929, in Joplin, Mo. He met his wife, Irene, while attending Texas Christian University, and they were married in Fort Worth, Texas, in August 1953. He received his B.A. in 1954 and his M.A. in 1955 from TCU. Mr. Smith served with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1946 to 1949 and from 1950 to 1952, reach- ing the rank of captain. In 1951 and 1952 he served as an infantry officer and platoon leader with the First Ma- rine Division in Korea. Joining the Foreign Service in 1955, Mr. Smith was assigned to the State Department as a press officer. He then served as a consular officer in Lahore (1956-1958). In 1959, he was assigned as economic officer and, later, political officer in Beirut. Mr. Smith took African area studies at Northwestern University under the auspices of the Foreign Service Insti- tute from 1961 to 1962, and was then assigned to Enugu, Nigeria, as consul and principal officer from1962 to 1965. He returned to the State Department to become officer-in-charge of Ghana- I N M E M O R Y