to the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation, in 2015, toward the purchase a second magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine for the Kingston General Hospital site of Kingston Health Sciences Centre. A donation of $2 million, in 2007, to the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation to support the redevelopment of Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital and Providence Continuing Care Centre. A gift of $200,000, in 2007, to the campaign to raise funds to build a civic sports and entertainment centre in Kingston. Constructed, through his company (Homestead Land Holdings Limited), in 1979, a new entranceway to the grounds of the Royal Military College of Canada, and donated much of the cost of the project. Personal life and family In 1944, a few days after arriving home from the war and while still recovering from his wounds, Smith married his fiancée of four years, Edith Burpee (“Sally”) Carruthers of Kingston. They raised three children: Sheila, Britton and Alexander. The couple was together for 68 years before Sally died of cancer in 2012. Over the years, Smith's hobbies and pastimes have included boating, hunting, fishing, tennis, horseback riding, breeding Arabian horses, raising Aberdeen cattle, and collecting old books. List of honours and awards Orders, decorations and medals Member of the Order of Canada (CM) (2019), awarded to Smith for his lifetime of exemplary leadership and vision that has bettered the community; Order of Ontario (OOnt) (2018), awarded to Smith for his community service and generous philanthropy; Military Cross (MC) (1944), for gallant and distinguished conduct in action against the enemy; 1939-1945 Star France and Germany Star Defence Medal Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas bar War Medal 1939-1945 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal (1992) Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) Efficiency Medal Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD), with one clasp Chevalier dans l'Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (France) (2014) Other honours and awards Queen's Counsel (QC) (Ontario) (1958) Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.), Royal Military College of Canada (1989) Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario (2009) Wall of Honour, Royal Military College of Canada (2017) Honorary President, Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada (2015). Honorary Colonel's Commendation, The Princess of Wales' Regiment. Lifetime Honorary Membership in the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada (2009). Honorary Patron of the United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Kingston Business Hall of Fame (2006) (inaugural