C Wylie Smith II
For the rest of the summer and throughout the fall, we will be recognizing some of the people who have meant so much to Marshfield High School football and track and field. There is no better place to start than C. Wylie Smith II.
Hundreds of former Pirates worked at Coos Head Timer Company. Many just worked summers to pay their way through college, as I did. And many were able to make a career at Coos Head Timber.
The following article about C. Wylie Smith will take you back to the era when Marshfield, the city, was a great economic engine in the state of Oregon. Marshfield became home to many strong leaders and Wylie Smith was among the best. Note the many civic hats that Wylie wore. For those of us were positively touched by the Smith Family, we use those memories as motivation to Raise The Roof on Susick Stadium and to thank him for his enormous financial contribution to the stadium.
The following is published with the permission of the World Forestry Center.
