Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Michael S.  February 13, 2012
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on February 17, 2012
  Michael S. Smith 
   
  FALLS CHURCH, VA Michael Scott "Mike" Smith, 50, went to rest on Monday, 
  February 13, 2012. Born May 15, 1961, in Martinsburg, W.Va., he was the son of 
  David Lee Smith and Patricia Keesecker Smith of Lebanon. He was a member of 
  The Moler Avenue Church of the Brethren. Mike was a 1979 graduate of Jefferson 
  High School, attended Shepherd College, and was a graduate of Marshall 
  University. In Mike's early years he was a chef with the Bavarian Inn in 
  Shepherdstown and the Washington Hilton. Mike was currently Stratos Government 
  Services Inc's (SGSI), which is now INMARSAT, Vice President of Government 
  Services for Mobile and Fixed Satellite Voice, Fax and Data Products and 
  Services including INMARSAT, IRIDIUM, MSV/SkyTerra and Ku Band Services. Mike 
  currently managed direct sales to the U.S. Department of Defense, Federal, 
  State, and Local markets both directly and through distribution partners as 
  well as managed the DITCO Inmarsat contract program. Mike has a successful and 
  impressive 21- year record of serving all markets and organizations in the 
  wireless telecommunications industry, including the Department of Defense, 
  Military Sealift Command, Army National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, White House 
  Communications Agency, and the U.S. State Department. Prior to joining Stratos 
  in 1998, Mike held positions at Iridium North America, COMSAT Mobile 
  Communications, Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile, and Bell Atlantic Paging. In every 
  one of these positions, Mike introduced emerging and innovative wireless 
  solutions to the government market and customers including the introduction 
  and very first customers for INMARSAT Mini-M and GAN GEO satellite services, 
  the Iridium LEO satellite service, the first cellular circuit-switched and 
  packet (CDPD) data services and the first alphanumeric paging services. Mike 
  has consistently been recognized for excellence including Stratos' highest and 
  first Pinnacle 2 Award for exceptional breakthrough achievements that bring 
  significant and lasting business benefit to Stratos for his aggressive, 
  confident, and resourceful approach to account development and management in 
  the government sector. Mike was recognized with COMSAT's "Key Employee" award 
  in his first year and Bell Atlantic's "President Cabinet" award each and every 
  year for seven straight years. Mike earned his Bachelor of Business 
  Administration and Marketing degree from Marshall University with minors in 
  both English and Math. In addition to his parents, he is survived by the pride 
  of his life, his children, Kathryn "Katie" Michelle Smith and Wesley Michael 
  Smith; one brother, David Smith, Jr. of Lebanon; two sisters, Ruth Ann 
  Ransdell and husband, Ty of Newberry, S.C., and Victoria "Vickie" Smith of 
  Martinsburg, W.Va.; nephews, David Smith, III, Brandon Smith, and Dustin, 
  Aaron, and Logan Ransdell; and great-nephews, Austin, Daeton, Logan, and 
  Julian Smith. He was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Herbert "Red" 
  and Estelle Smith; and maternal grandparents, Elmer and Pearl Keesecker. 
  Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at The Moler Avenue Church 
  of the Brethren with Pastor Eddie Edmonds officiating. Interment will be in 
  Pleasant View Memory Gardens. Family will receive friends on Saturday, 
  February 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church prior to services. A 
  Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date in the Washington, 
  D.C., area.  Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Home. 
   
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on February 17, 2012 
   
  
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