WHEELER SMITH ’47

WHEELER SMITH, who retired as director of government relations at CIGNA (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company), with which he was associated for 35 years, died Sept. 26, 2008, at age 80. He was a member of Psi Upsilon. After retiring from CIGNA, he continued his work at the Citizens’ Committee for Effective Government in Hartford. He is survived by his wife, Claire Coope Smith; six children; 17 grandchildren; his brother, Donald S. Smith ’39; and his sister.