Her Remembers Lindsey Forde-Smith

Remembers Lindsey Jane Forde-Smith

Lindsey Jane Forde-Smith, 59, passed away with strength and grace on Tuesday, July 21, 2021 after a courageous battle with invasive ductile carcinoma breast cancer. In her 11-year cancer fight, Lindsey rallied a wide circle of friends, physicians, nurses and fellow survivors stretching across eastern North Carolina and beyond. Treated at both Duke and Vidant, Lindsey would go on to help build our local Cancer Center by sharing her story with contagious cheer and offering guidance and resources to support patients, providers and planners. This commitment to service was in keeping with her long career in education, most notably at E.B. Aycock. Her family and circle remember her as a champion of several causes and community members in need.

She loved dogs, beach music, time spent on Ocracoke, a good book and Tar Heel basketball. She leaves behind her husband and rock, Marty, and two girls, Nana and Cait, and is survived by her parents, Richard and Sharon, and sisters, Lesley and Lainey, as well as beloved brothers in-law, sisters in-law, nieces and nephews.

Her best friend, Ashley Miller says she was ALWAYS positive and had the best attitude of anyone she’s ever known with cancer. “She helped with so many other projects in the community other than breast cancer. She assisted me with The Ronald McDonald House, getting t-shirts and socks to people who had been through natural disasters, back to school drives, warm clothing for children, etc. through Kiwanis. She always was helping others! She and I lived to buy handbags together and made sure no one wore white or linen after Labor Day. She is missed my many many people.”

Lindsey was devoted to her daughters and took pride in supporting fellow cancer patients at Vidant. Contributions in her memory can be made to ‘Lainey Bradley-LFS Legacy Fund’, 505 Lakeland Plaza #211, Cumming, GA 30040 or to Vidant Health Foundation, PO Box 8489, Greenville, NC 27835-848 and designate for cancer care.

16 Her Magazine — October 2022