DETECTIVE MANUEL R. SMITH

BADGE 755, ID 1897

SDPD 02/20/1956 - 03/01/1982

11/05/1931 - 06/22/2015

THE THIN BLUE LINE

Son of Officer Manuel Smith

Father of Det. Sgt. Manuel M. Smith

Grandfather of Officer Justin Smith

Father in law of Capt. Anatasia Smith

Manuel "Manny" R. Smith SAN DIEGO

Manny, 83, passed peacefully on June 22, 2015.

He was born in San Diego, CA on November 5, 1931. Manny graduated from San Diego High School and was a 26 year veteran of the SDPD.

After his retirement, Manny started his own private investigation firm, Manuel R. Smith and Assoc.

He is survived by his children, Susan Young (Michael), Manuel "Manny Jr." (Anastasia), Vivian Crow (Ron), Raymond, Albert (Irma), and Rebecca Wipperling (Henry). He is also survived by 16 grand- children and eight great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Frances C. deBaca, Syliva Flores, and David Smith, all of San Diego.

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