NORWALK, CONN Victoria E. Smithies Ake of Norwalk, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 in her home, after a courageous one-year battle with lung cancer and metastasis. She was 60 years old. Born in Yonkers, NY on October 2, 1947, she was the daughter of Thelma R.N. Smithies and the late Allan C. Smithies. She moved to Fairfield County CT in November of 1947 with her family. Raised in Norwalk, CT, she graduated from Norwalk High School in 1965. Vicki worked for IBM of Armonk, NY for the past twenty-five years as a commission analyst for IBM Global Financing Americas, retiring this year, due to her illness. There, she received an unprecedented number of awards for her many achievements. Prior to her career with IBM, Vicki was the Assistant Manager at Ox Ridge Hunt Club in Darien, and a member of the New Canaan Mounted Troup. Horseback riding was a special part of her life since she was three years old. She was a member of the Rombout Hunt Club of NY and an avid supporter of various animal causes. Vicki also enjoyed gardening, sailing, skiing, reading and needlepoint. But most importantly, she loved being with her family and friends. She leaves behind her mother, Thelma R.N. Smithies of Norwalk; her brother, David A. and his wife, Deirdre A. Smithies of Yorktown, NY; her sister, Leslie M.S. Sweet of Wilton, CT; nieces April Harvey of Trumbull, CT, Tara Barrow of Bloomfield, NJ, Erin Baker of Ossining, NY; nephew Kevin Smithies of Manhattan; a grandniece and three grandnephews. Her spirit and memory will live on forever in the hearts of her family and friends. A memorial service for Vicki will be held on Thursday September 4, 2008 at 11:00AM at St. Paul's Church on the Green, 60 East Avenue, Norwalk. (www.stpaulsnorwalk.org for directions) The Reverend Donna Downs will officiate. Interment will be private. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to either The Whittingham Cancer Center at Norwalk Hospital, 24 Stevens Street, Norwalk Connecticut 06856 or St. Paul's Church on the Green, 60 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT. The family has chosen Norwalk's Hoyt-Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 5 East Wall Street to assist them in the arrangements. You may send condolences to the family by clicking "Sign the Guestbook" on the lower right hand corner of this page.
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