ing ▁on ▁the ▁the ology ▁of ▁Howard ▁Th ur man ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁own ▁extensive ▁past oral ▁experience , ▁Smith ▁has ▁written ▁F acing ▁Death : ▁The ▁Deep ▁Call ing ▁to ▁the ▁Deep . ▁The ▁book ▁describes ▁the ▁end - of - life ▁support ▁he ▁extended ▁to ▁tennis ▁and ▁civil ▁rights ▁champion ▁Arthur ▁As he , ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Ed son ▁of ▁Long ▁Island ▁College ▁Hospital ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Young ' s ▁wife , ▁Jean ▁Child s ▁Young , ▁among ▁others . ▁In ▁his ▁mem oir , ▁As he ▁wrote ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁with ▁Smith . ▁ ▁Smith ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁academic ▁and ▁health care ▁institutions ▁including ▁Long ▁Island ▁College ▁Hospital , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Eth ics ▁Committee . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Arthur ▁As he ▁Institute ▁for ▁Urban ▁Health , ▁then ▁affili ated ▁with ▁S UN Y ▁Down state ▁Medical ▁Center . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁divers ity ▁consult ant ▁in ▁the ▁corpor ate ▁world . ▁Since ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁Smith ▁continues ▁to ▁pre ach , ▁medi ate ▁and ▁ment or . ▁He ▁also ▁advoc ates ▁for ▁end - of - life ▁options ▁for ▁the ▁termin ally ▁ill . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Home ▁web ▁site ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Anders ▁F ager ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁in ▁Stockholm ) ▁is ▁a ▁Swedish ▁horror ▁writer . ▁After ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁an