Chaplain
RAY SMITH SR.
1.Your Name: Ray A. Smith Sr.
2. Graduating Class of ICN: 1972 (fully paid Life Member of Alumni Assoc.)
3. Favorite Memory at Norcom: years as an Executive including becoming President
4. Your goal for the position you hold this year: Orderly open and closing of meeting-- prayerfully
5. Favorite Quote: paraphase "Love others as Christ loved us" John 13:34
and saying "Always treat others as you would want to be treated"
6. Favorite Teacher/Admin at Norcom: English teacher - Evelyn Sawyer
7. What's your professional background/what do you do for a living and how long have you been doing it? If you are retired...what DID you do? Electrician, Technician (4yrs - Newport News Shipbuilding) , Technician, Engineer (retired as Operations Specialist- Dominion Energy- 42yrs)
8. What advice would you give your teenage self?
Learn earlier about money and finance
9. What's the first concert you ever attended?
It's been so many I can't really recall the first. I will share the first real one in Portsmouth was "Earth, Wind and Fire"
performed in the Frank D. Lawrence Stadium, located on the site of the new Norcom.
10. Favorite memory or favorite place to visit in Portsmouth?
see#9 for favorite memory
11. Your Pet Peeve
Persons that profess Christ that are inherently racist and attempts to justify it.
12. Guilty Pleasure
sweets and more sweets -ice cream, cookies and cakes
