May 2, 1965 - Oct. 22, 2025

On Oct. 22, 2025, our beloved mother, wife and friend, Jacqueline “Jackie” Leimomi Smith, died, surrounded by love at St. George Regional Hospital in Utah. She was 60 years old.

Born on May 2, 1965, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Mel and Dolly Tate, Jackie carried the aloha spirit wherever she went. She grew up with the rhythm of island life, the sound of hula, the taste of Hawaiian food, and a heart full of family and laughter. Even after moving to the mainland at the age of 5, first to Washington state and later to Castle Rock, Colorado, she kept her culture alive through the way she lived and loved.

Jackie graduated from Douglas County High School and soon after married Jeff Smith on March 31, 1985. Together, they shared four decades of marriage, raising a family

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