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Douglas Thomas Smart
Douglas Thomas Smart, 81, of Bemidji, MN died March 11, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson, AZ. He passed away unexpectedly and quickly from a lower abdominal aortic aneurysm. (Located between your stomach and kidneys)
Doug was born February 28, 1940, in Bemidji, MN to Thomas Albert and Helen Rosalie Smart. He was the eldest of their 4 children. He lived in the Bemidji area for almost his entire life.
In his younger years, Doug delivered the local paper on his bike. Just like any young kid in Bemidji, he enjoyed ice cream from Mr. Parks, at the Parks Creamery. When he delivered their paper Mr. Parks would say, “young lad, come in and have ice cream.”