three children and three grandchildren at the time of his death. Smith died on May 14, 2017, in a hotel room in Rochester, Minnesota. He had checked into the hotel, which is near the Mayo Clinic, the day after speaking to the Wall Street Journal. Nine days later he was found with a bag over his head that was attached to a helium source. Medical records list Smith's cause of death as "asphyxiation due to displacement of oxygen in confined space with helium." Police discovered a suicide note by Smith that stated "no foul play whatsoever", and that he was in poor health and his life insurance policy was about to expire. See also Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections References 1936 births 2017 deaths American investment bankers People from Lake Forest, Illinois Businesspeople from Portland, Maine University of Notre Dame alumni Northeastern University alumni Maine Republicans Suicides in Minnesota Illinois Republicans People associated with Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections 2017 suicides