Posted on December 24, 2020
| 12:59 p.m.
Source: McDermott Crockett
Sydney Howland Smith
We wish to notify family and friends that Sydney Howland Smith passed on at the age of 93 on Wednesday, Oct. 7, after a gradual decline in health spanning a period of many months.
He entered Mission Terrace rehabilitation facility at the end of February after experiencing a seizure at home. He was taken care of by Dr. Michael Omlid, who coincidentally took care of Sydney’s older brother Montford over a decade prior.
After six weeks of rehab, Sydney was unable to regain enough strength and mobility to return home, so he was moved to a Santa Barbara assisted living home. Due to several other health issues, he was placed on hospice care in July.