AN ▁Times ▁Guide ▁to ▁Tele phony ▁( Os bor ne / Mc G raw - H ill ). ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Smith ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mil w au kee ▁and ▁re ared ▁in ▁West ▁B end , ▁Wisconsin , ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁sons ▁of ▁Richard ▁H . E . ▁Smith ▁and ▁Mar il yn ▁R . J . ▁Smith . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁married ▁to ▁Le ah ▁Z eld es ▁Smith ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 ; ▁an ▁incident ▁at ▁their ▁wed ding ▁inspired ▁Mike ▁Res nick ' s ▁novel ▁The ▁Dark ▁Lady . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁computer ▁program mers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Chicago ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁Mil w au kee ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁West ▁B end , ▁Wisconsin ▁Category : S cience ▁fiction ▁fans ▁Category : American ▁software ▁engine ers ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Wisconsin – Mad ison ▁al umn i ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Engine ers ▁from ▁Illinois ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁A BA ▁Play offs ▁was ▁the ▁post season ▁tournament ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Basketball ▁Association ' s ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 6 9 ▁season . ▁The ▁tournament ▁concluded ▁with ▁the ▁Western ▁Division ▁champion ▁Oak land ▁O aks ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Division ▁champion ▁Indiana ▁Pac ers , ▁four ▁games ▁to ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁A BA ▁Final