▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁perman ently . ▁Smith ▁continued ▁his ▁cler ical ▁career , ▁minister ing ▁in ▁several ▁Southern ▁California ▁churches ▁and ▁super vis ing ▁mission ary ▁work . ▁ ▁Hit - and - run ▁death ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Smith ▁was ▁sever ely ▁injured ▁in ▁a ▁hit ▁and ▁run ▁accident ▁on ▁Ar ling ton ▁Avenue ▁in ▁R ivers ide , ▁California . ▁He ▁died ▁later ▁that ▁evening ▁at ▁R ivers ide ▁Community ▁Hospital , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁his ▁four ▁sons — all ▁past ors — his ▁wife ▁Jean , ▁and ▁other ▁relatives . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁month ▁sh y ▁of ▁his ▁ 5 1 st ▁wed ding ▁anni versary . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁C rest la wn ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁in ▁R ivers ide . ▁ ▁Smith ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁one ▁brother ▁( D ennis ), ▁his ▁wife ▁( Jean ), ▁his ▁four ▁sons ▁( Dan , ▁David , ▁Richard , ▁and ▁Donald ), ▁and ▁nine ▁grand children . ▁His ▁bi ography ▁is ▁told ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Pacific ▁Press ▁book ▁F inding ▁Wal do , ▁written ▁by ▁his ▁second ▁son , ▁David . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : American ▁male ▁child ▁actors ▁Category : American ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ists ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁in ▁R ivers ide ▁County , ▁California ▁Category : M ale ▁actors ▁from ▁Colorado ▁Category : Act ors ▁from ▁Fort ▁Collins , ▁Colorado ▁Category :