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Christine I. Reyman-Smith
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Christine I. Reyman-Smith

  • May 31, 1957 - November 9, 2009
  • West Hills, California
Pause Faith Of Our Fathers by Anne Marie David
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“Stopping by to remember you. A joy to see the photos of you. xoxo Marsha ”
1 of 18 | Posted by: Marsha Bentley Hale - Henderson, NV

“Happy Birthday sister!!! I love you and I miss you very much! Risho ”
2 of 18 | Posted by: Risho

“This whole situation is tragic. She did not deserve this. Not only is this a tragedy for her, it is a tragedy for those closest to her. I had...Read More » ”
3 of 18 | Posted by: Jonathan Mendelsohn - Long Island, NY

“I remember Krisha as a happy and unique soul. I lived with her cousin Donna in Los Angeles 30 years ago. I was sad to hear she was sick. Rest in...Read More » ”
4 of 18 | Posted by: Susie Fabiani - Greenwich, CT

“Dear Krysia, Today, we are parting with You, however You shall remain in our hearts for ever. Farewell! Danuta with entire family. ”
5 of 18 | Posted by: Danuta Wincel

“Although it was many years ago, I still recall as if it were yesterday, the times we spent with our California relatives. All the way from New York,...Read More » ”
6 of 18 | Posted by: Roe and Kevin McAteer

“Dearest Bobbie, Rysio and Chris ...We're so terribly sorry for your loss ... however she is now an "Angel in the sky" ... and will be with you always...Read More » ”
7 of 18 | Posted by: Sally & Dick Whitesides, Manzanillo, MX

“My dear "crazy" Krysia, I shall miss your laughter; I shall miss the kind, caring words you always had for me even when I hadn't seen you for awhile,...Read More » ”
8 of 18 | Posted by: Teresa Rymer - Orange, CA

“RIP Krysia... Rysio ”
9 of 18 | Posted by: Rysio

“Bobbi,Risho,Chris-My Deepest Condolences! RIP Krysia,I'm glad I've had a chance to know you... Rysio ”
10 of 18 | Posted by: Rysio

“So sorry to Aunt Dottie,Rischo and Chris-Please know that you are in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. I will never forget meeting you all in...Read More » ”
11 of 18 | Posted by: Jeanne, Mike, Julia and Kyra Galantich (Kurtz) - NY

“Although I did not know Krisha, only meeting her two times. I felt I knew her through her brother Risho. Her passing was a great loss to Risho and...Read More » ”
12 of 18 | Posted by: Nanci Shea - Lake Havasu, AZ

“Aunti Bobbi, Risho, and Chris, you are in our prayers. Krysza was free-spirited and warm-hearted and had a great sense of humor (like the rest of her...Read More » ”
13 of 18 | Posted by: The Kresowski Family

“November 17, 2009 “A Letter to Krisha” Dearest Cousin, I’m thinking about our 40 years of correspondence, visits, phone calls, and email....Read More » ”
14 of 18 | Posted by: Donna D

“Aunt Bobbi, Chris and Richard - we're so very sorry and wish we could be there to help you through this. Think of all the good times, her smile,...Read More » ”
15 of 18 | Posted by: Patricia Kurtz Forger - Bethel, CT

“Krysia you will always be in our prayers. ”
16 of 18 | Posted by: Kasia,Basia,Jurek and Grzegorz

“Please accept our deepest condolences on loosing Krysia. She will always remain in our memory. With love, ”
17 of 18 | Posted by: Ania & Krzysztof

Little brother “Krisha my big sister. From my earliest memories as a baby I recall your protective care. Always looking out for your little brother. There are so...Read More » ”
18 of 18 | Posted by: Risho - Castaic, CA



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Christine Reyman-Smith, 52, died Monday, November 9, at Northridge Hospital of complications from multiple sclerosis against which she'd fought a valiant battle for more than a decade.

Reyman-Smith, who was born May 31, 1957 in Los Angeles is survived by her husband, Christopher Smith of West Hills, her mother, Bobbi Reyman of Sherman Oaks, her brother, Richard Reyman of Castaic, and many relatives in the U.S and Poland. She was preceded in death by her father, Edmund Reyman, a former Philips Oil Company sales rep who had emigrated to the United States from Poland.

Reyman-Smith was a graduate of Van Nuys High School and received a B.A. degree in design from U.C.L.A. in 1980. While in college, she was a member of the U.C.L.A. skulling team. At the time she became incapacitated by MS, Reyman-Smith was working on a biography of her father, a P-51 pilot in the Polish Squadron of the British Royal Air Force in World War Two.

Reyman-Smith had a long career in media and fine arts and had worked at, among others, NBC, KNBC News, for publicist Shirley Krims on the Warner Brothers lot in Burbank, and for the Beverly Hills Courier. She was proud of being a native Angeleno and of her New York Irish and first-generation Polish heritage.

She was loyal and fearless. In 1994, before the shaking from the Northridge earthquake stopped and emergency vehicles could move out of fire stations, Reyman-Smith rocketed out of her Studio City apartment wearing only a warm coat and flip-flops and drove to check on her friends.
Phones were out, buildings were cracked, and it was a dark January morning. She pounded on doors, bringing food, bottled water, herself, and comfort.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 19 at Mission Hills Catholic Mortuary. Reyman-Smith will be interred next to her father at San Fernando Mission Cemetery and Mausoleum.