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John P. Smith (1912–1972) was a general superintendent of the Long Island State Park Commission. Born in Raterson, New Jersey, Smith moved to Islip where he attended and later graduated from
Pratt Institute Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York. It has a satellite campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The school was ...
in 1933. From 1946 to 1968 he was superintendent of Heckscher State Park and, prior to his death, resided in
Belmont Lake State Park Belmont Lake State Park is a day-use state park located in North Babylon, New York on Long Island. History Belmont Lake State Park was established in 1926 on land that was formerly part of the " Nursery Stud Farm", a Thoroughbred horse farm owne ...
where the commission had its headquarters. Smith died at the age of 60 on September 13, 1972, while being treated for a stroke at
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center Good Samaritan University Hospital (formerly Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center) is a 537-bed non-profit teaching hospital located in West Islip, New York. The hospital contains 100 nursing home beds as well as operates an adult and pediatric ...
in West Islip, New York.


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1912 births 1972 deaths Pratt Institute alumni People from West Islip, New York {{US-bio-stub