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 1923 - 2004  (81 years) 
| Name | Walter Alfred SMOCK |  
| Birth | 08 Aug 1923 | Houston, Harris, TX   |  
| Gender | Male |  
| Milit-Serv | 1942  [1] |  
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Served in the Navy during WWII |  
| Name Variation | Rip Smock |  
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Walter's Uncle Marion Polka nicknamed him Rip because he liked to sleep a lot. |  
| Name Variation | Smokey Smock |  
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Nickname while in the Navy in WWII |  
| Name Variation | Sonny Smock |  
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Walter's mother and his aunts and uncles called him Sonny |  
| Death | 24 Oct 2004 | Houston, Harris, TX  [2] |  
| Notes |  |  
| Person ID | I2 | Polish Texans |  
| Last Modified | 6 Jul 2014 |  
 
| Father | Walter Arthur SMOCK,   b. 08 Jul 1895, Fairfield Twp, Crawford, PA  d. 19 May 1973, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX  (Age 77 years) |  
| Mother | Agatha POLKA,   b. 05 Feb 1891, Marlin, Falls, TX  d. 31 Oct 1979, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 88 years) |  
| Marriage | 03 Dec 1919  [1] |  
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Based on date of marriage license. |  
| Divorce | Abt 1926 |  
| Family ID | F3 | Group Sheet  |  Family Chart |  
 
| Photos |  | Walter A. (Rip) Smock Walter A. (Rip) Smock; Walter A. (Rip) Smock
 |  |  | Walter A (Rip) Smock - WWII Walter A (Rip) Smock - WWII; Walter A (Rip) Smock in Navy uniform during  WWII
 |  |  | Chocolate Bayou Camp - 1946 Chocolate Bayou Hunting / Fishing Camp; Chocolate Bayou Hunting / Fishing Camp - Photo taken in 1946
 From left to right; Harry Matell, Rip Smock, Marion Polka, Adam Polka
 |  |  | Chocolate Bayou Camp - 1946 Chocolate Bayou Hunting / Fishing Camp; Chocolate Bayou Hunting / Fishing Camp - Photo taken in 1946
 From left to right; Marion Polka, Harry Matell, Rip Smock, Adam Polka
 |  |  | Rip Smock Goose Hunting - 1946 
 |  |  | Polka Family 1942 Left to right:
 Back row; Hiram Reed, Adam Edward Polka, Marion R Polka, Edward Wick, Walter Alfred Smock, Harry Matell, Robert Edward Wick
 Front row; Hiram "Bubba" Reed Jr, James V Polka, Robert Lee Grimmel
 Circa 1942
 |  |  | Rip & Maria Smock Wedding Walter (Rip) Smock and Maria Jacob Wedding - September 9, 1950
 From left to right;
 Top row; Agnes Smock, George Jacob Sr., Bertha Jacob, Maria Jacob Smock, Walter A. Smock, Robert E. Wick, George Jacob Jr, Carl Curry
 Front row; Freida Wick, unknown, Sharon Curry, Daria Curry
 |  |  | Pancho, Sonny and Ed Jr Left to right; James V Polka, Walter (Sonny) Smock, Adam Edward Polka, Jr
 Circa 1932
 |  |  | Stash, Riess & Smock Children Left to right;
 Clara Mae Stash, Mary Ann Stash, Dorothy Riess, Lucile Riess, Walter 'Sonny' Smock, Fred Stash
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