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STAFF PHOTO/SJOERD WITTEVEEN Richmond Hill Bayview Bengals’ catcher Ryan Cameron tags Stouflvifle District Secondary School Spartan Tyler Harvey out during Stouflvflle’s 11-1 win last week in Markham. BY JIM THOMAS. He was Stoufivifle's first fullâ€"time fire chief. But for Walter Smith, the posi- tion was merely an extension of the 20 years he had already served as a fire department volunteer. That’s how'Walter Joseph Smith was remembered by hundreds attending the receiving Monday He'was and always would be “one of the W'Afllaw Hundreds pay tribute to town’s first full-time chief 138WDY..W5 mMMu evening at the O'Neill Funeral Home and the funeral at Christ Anglican Church Thesday. Mr. Smith died at his Stouffville home Friday. Hewa586. Mayor Wayne Emmerson paid tribute to Mr. Smith at Tuesday’s town council meeting, noting the hundreds who attended the funeral. Born and educated here, Mr‘ WALTER SMITH,1921-2008 APPLYING THE TAG Smith served with the Royal Cana- dian Air Force from 1942 to 1946. When the Second World War ended, he became the town’s first electric welder, setting up shop south of Main Street near the CIBC. The same year, he joined Branch 459 of the Royal Canadian Legion and assisted with the construc- tion of the Ninth Line Legion hall. His membership there spanned 62 years. In 1948, Walter married Aurelia Jennings, a partnership of 60 years. For a period of 17 years, he held the position of treasurer with the Stouffville Figure Skating Club. Through this association. he was able to watch daughters Janice (Percy), Stouffville and lo-Ellen (Carrington), Burlington, excel beyond his highest dreams. He was (finally proud of their four grandchildren, Owen and [cab Letters . . . . . Coming Up Sports . . . . . Classified . . 3/6 Percy and Meghan and Kendra Car- rington, spending countless hours with them at the family cottage on Hawk Lake, Haliburton. Other interests included base- ball, softball, lawn bowling, gardenâ€" ing, traveling, music and poetry. But first and foremost, he was a firefighter, a camaraderie that gained him a host of friends. See SANCTUARY. [mgr 22 Let’s be indusive: breakfast speaker 6312mSt