Portland Press Herald | Wil Smith touched many lives in his many roles as coach, mentor and counselor (February 24, 2015)
The 2000 Bowdoin College graduate died Sunday from colon cancer, leaving what Sen. Angus King called “a hole in the heart of our community.”
Portland Press Herald | Wil Smith, gifted mentor at Seeds of Peace and educator at Bowdoin, dies (February 23, 2015)
The single father inspired young people in his roles as a staff member at the international peace camp in Otisfield and as a faculty member at Bowdoin College.
Senator King Honors Wil Smith (February 23, 2015)
In a statement submitted to the Congressional Record today, U.S. Senator Angus King paid tribute to the life of Wil Smith.
NPR | Wil Smith, Single Dad And Beloved StoryCorps Participant, Dies At 46 (February 23, 2015)
Wil Smith, a single dad whom listeners first met through StoryCorps in 2012, died Sunday at the age of 46.
Portland Press Herald | There’s a Wil, there’s a way (February 25, 2007)
Wil Smith walked to the intersection of Baxter Boulevard and Preble Street Extension in Portland and waited. It was a late Sunday afternoon in early October.