Four-time mayor Jim Smith MBE has died (created on 10.11.2016 by The Crawley Observer )

The flags in front of the Town Hall are being flown at half-mast following the
death of four-time town mayor Jim Smith MBE. Jim, 89, who was an Honorary
Freeman and Alderman and served as a Crawley councillor for 39 years, died at
home yesterday (November 9). He was the only person to have served as mayor
four times, and represented Langley Green for 22 years as well as serving as a
councillor in Ifield and Gossops Green, before retiring in 2010. Jim served on
most committees on Crawley Borough Council and was Chair of Recreation and
Leisure when The Hawth was built - one of his proudest achievements. He was
also a West Sussex county councillor from 1997 until 2009, the first chair of
Crawley Town Twinning Association (CTTA) from 1973 to 1998, President of CTTA
from 1998 and President of Crawley Arts Council from 1995 to 2005. Jim served
as a Magistrate on the Crawley Bench from 1976 to 1997 and was also a trustee
of the Courage-Dyer Recreational Trust. He was made an Honorary Freeman and
Alderman of the Borough of Crawley in 2012 and a Member of the British Empire
in January 2016 in recognition of his public service and the high esteem in
which he was held by the people of the town. He was diagnosed with dementia
in 2009 but continued to live a full life, dedicating himself to showing other
people with dementia that you can live a full life. Jim leaves wife Brenda - a
Crawley Borough councillor and two-time Mayor of Crawley - four adult
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Brenda was the primary carer for Jim and is the town’s Dementia Ambassador. The
role promotes dementia services and champions the cause of the dementia-
friendly community in Crawley. Brenda said: “Seven years ago Jim was diagnosed
with dementia and was very public about having it. “Life goes on and you can
live well with dementia and he epitomised that. He carried on living his life;
just last week we visited his family in Cornwall. “Being diagnosed with
dementia is devastating but Jim is proof that it does not have to be and that
you can live a full life with dementia. A minute’s silence will be observed
at the next Full Council meeting and a book of condolence will be available in
the Town Hall reception area soon. Read more at:

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