The Daily Oklahoman 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
July 29, 2009

A. J. Smith Jr., the 24-year editor of the Oklahoma Cowman magazine, knew of and was known by thousands of cattle producers in Oklahoma as well as other states.

Saturday, Smith suffered an aneurysm during the Oklahoma Cattlemen�s Association state convention in Midwest City and died. He was 68.

Inducted into the Oklahoma Angus Hall of Fame and served as president of the Southwest American Livestock Foundation.

He is survived by his wife, Debra; his son, Aaron Smith, and daughter-in-law Staci Smith; daughter Christel and son-in-law David Birk; and daughter Jessi and son-in-law Mike Barnett, all of Tuttle.

A memorial service is scheduled at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Express Ranch Show and Sale Barn  in Yukon.
 

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