Thomas B. "Smitty" Smith, 96, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, died July 17, 2006, at his home in Reston. He was born Oct. 21, 1909, in Georgia to the late Reuben and Rose Smith. He received a bachelor's degree from Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio; a master's degree from the University of Michigan; and a doctorate from the University of Bonn, Germany.  Read more