<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/obituaries/jerry-smith.html" dsn="news"><item_date>10/22/2009 12:00:00 AM</item_date><category_header>Obituary</category_header><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><firstname>Jerry</firstname><middlename>Hal</middlename><maidenname/><lastname>Smith</lastname><suffix/><graduation-Year>'65</graduation-Year><relationship-to-university>Alumni</relationship-to-university><degree-program-completed/><position-held-at-the-university/><title>Jerry Smith</title><author/><type>obituary</type><categories/><relationships><relationship>Alumni</relationship></relationships><main-content>
    
      Jerry Hal Smith, Sulphur Springs :: He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from North Texas with a minor in education and was a member of Delta Sigma Phi. He had recently retired from Cigna Corp. after a career in property and casualty insurance, specializing in aviation.
    

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