Lasting Memories

Diana Smith
March 15, 1958-March 11, 2007
El Dorado, California

Diana Raney Smith, 48, a longtime former resident of Palo Alto, died March 11, 2007, in El Dorado, Calif.

She was born March 15, 1958, in Los Angeles and raised in Palo Alto, graduating from Palo Alto High School in 1976. She attended the University of California at Davis where she met Kriss, her husband of 23 years. She graduated from California State University at Bakersfield in 1982 with a degree in nursing.

A lifelong caregiver, she worked as a registered nurse at the University of California at Davis Medical Center her entire professional career. For 24 years she cared for many patients in her capacity as a cardiac intensive care nurse, coordinator for cardiac surgery, heart transplant coordinator, and coordinator of the cardiac rehab and reversal program.

She was actively involved in her children's lives, acting as a scout leader and a Little League mother. She was a member of the California Nurses Association and the Faith Episcopal Church in Cameron Park

She is survived by her husband, Kriss Smith; her two children, Kristina and Brian; her parents, Lew and Shirley Raney of Palo Alto; and her brother, Steve Raney, and sister-in-law, Janis Hom of Palo Alto.