Adrian "Duke" Smith died January 7th at Morristown Memorial Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. He died in the presence of family.

A memorial service is being planned for a Saturday or Sunday in February or early March. Duke was President of The Lake Drive Foundation, passionately working to raise funds for babies with hearing loss in The Sound Start Early Intervention Program. The endowment for The Sound Start Program is being named in his honor. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Lake Drive Foundation For Deaf and Hard of Hearing Babies, 10 Lake Drive, Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046.