The family of Ron Smith invites the community to a celebration of life in memory of Ron Smith on Friday, September 10th. The community event will be held at the Nevada Veterans Memorial Plaza Park located at the Sparks Marina from 2 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Ron Smith died of pancreatic cancer on August 19, 2020, almost two years after receiving the diagnosis. A Nevada resident of 46 years, Ron became the 25th mayor of Sparks in 2018 after representing Ward 3 on the Sparks City Council for 12 years and serving as mayor pro tempore from 2012 to 2018. Ron worked in the grocery industry for 42 years most recently as the store manager of Scolari’s in Wingfield Springs and later worked at High Sierra Industries.