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Smith was approximately 55 years old when he passed away Friday, August 3, according to the obituary. Born in 1963 in South Carolina, Smith was no stranger to Texas after being raised in Snyder and later living in Lubbock. He spent the past 14 years living in Abilene, according to the obituary. Smith made a large impact on the Abilene community through his work with local youth, most notably serving as the Executive Director of the Abilene Youth Sports Authority (AYSA). Through the non-profit, Smith hoped to improve every child's life through the fun and games of sports. Smith is survived by his wife, Nadene, daughter Tucker Smith and his parents, JD and Donna Smith, according to the Obituary. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 8, at Beltway Park Church – South Campus in Abilene. ...

Services for Michael Degering will be held on Wednesday, October 10 at Beltway Park, North Campus starting at 1:00 p.m.Degering died in the hospital three weeks after he was injured in a motorcycle accident while traveling to a fallen firefighter memorial in Colorado.On Tuesday, October 9, a visitation will be held at the same location. "The entire City family is mourning Michael’s loss. He was an 11 yr. veteran of the Abilene Fire Department. His fellow firefighters, the Fire Department Administration and our City family is standing with the Degering family at this difficult time,” Mayor Williams sated in a press release. Degering leaves behind a wife and three children. A GoFundMe page has been established to help his family through this difficult time. ...