MICKEY K. SMITH

At sunrise on Monday, April 27, Mickey Kazhe Smith Sr., 51, member of the Swinomish Tribe died peacefully at home.

He was born in Mt. Vernon on May 10, 1963 to Alfreda Sampson and Carl Kazhe. He was raised by his dad Ernest Bob Bailey. Mickey graduated from La Conner High School in 1981. Most of his life he was a Commercial Fisherman and cherished his time on the water. He was the deck boss on fishing vessel Anna J; he also fished on the Point Elliot and the Amber Dawn. Mickey was baptized at the Pentecostal Church when he was very young and he became a member of the Swinomish Smokehouse Organization in 1978.

During high school Mickey loved to play football and he was also an excellent pool player; he played for the “B” team they won many trophies in their league. Most of all he enjoyed spending his time hanging with “The Crew.” Mickey is preceded in death by his dad Ernest Bob Bailey, his biological father of New Mexico Carl Ike Kazhe, his paternal grandparents William and Myrtle Bailey, maternal Grandparents Al and Lizzy Sampson.

He is survived by his mother Alfreda Bailey; son Michael Smith Jr .; granddaughter Mekayala Smith; brothers, Jim Smith Jr. (Abby), Wilbur Bailey(Barb) and Alfred Sam Bailey(Ginger); sister, Myrtle Rivas (Tom); one uncle and three half-sisters in Mescalero, New Mexico; also numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A prayer service will be held today, Wednesday, April 29 at 6 p.m., followed by a funeral service on Thursday, April 30, at 10 a.m. Both services will be held at the Social Service Building on the Reservation. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Kern Funeral Home.