Archie Jabine Smith

1/30/1928 - 11/22/2024

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Archie Jabine Smith passed November 22, 2024. Archie was born January 30th, 1928 to Edwin John Smith and Amy Jane Neely Sims in Port Townsend, WA. Archie and his twin sister, Ardell were the six and seventh of seven children. Archie is preceded in death by his wife Colleen Delaney Smith, his brothers Delbert Martin, James Martin and Robert Martin, and his sisters Ethel Martin, Rosalie Martin Reno and Ardell Smith Guthrie.

Archie is survived by his sons Edwin Smith (Heather Smith), David Smith, and Michael Smith, daughter Dianne Stewart, niece Kim Hughes, and step-children Heather Thompson (Barry Brown) and Michael Thompson (Stephani). Archie is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Archie grew up in Port Townsend and graduated from Port Townsend High School in 1946. Archie was drafted into the military shortly out of high school and was immediately deployed to Korea. When Archie came home from Korea, he went to work. He had a dump truck and even a log truck for a time. He was mainly self-employed until he took up work as a Longshoreman where he built a career that he was very proud of. Ultimately, Archie became the Treasurer of the union local in which he was a member and worked as a crane operator at every port in western Washington, including some that no longer exist. Archie had a long career in Longshoring and was proud of his three boys and his granddaughter for their accomplishments as Longshoreman as well.

Archie was also an exceptional equipment operator and carpenter. Together, he and his wife Colleen cleared property, built barns and garages, fenced their property, poured concrete, created beautiful landscapes, grew plentiful gardens, bred and raised dogs, horses, and cows, and lived an exceptional life. Archie loved cars and was always proud of what he was driving. He had so many cars throughout his lifetime but he always went back to a Lincoln. He was also an accomplished a bowler and was part of several bowling leagues and even competed for a brief time

A celebration of life will be held on February 22, 2025 from 11pm to 2pm at the American Legion in Port Townsend, WA.