A memorial service for Kent A.P. Smith will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Dr. Allix B. James Chapel of Coburn Hall at Virginia Union University.

A reception will follow the service in the Thomas H. Hen- derson Center on campus.

Mr. Smith, 52, was a former gubernatorial appointee to the Virginia Parole Board and served as acting director of the state Department of Minority Business Enterprise.

He died Tuesday, Jan. 6,2015, in Atlanta.

An article in the Oct. 30 Nov. 1, 2014, edition of the Free Press featured Mr. Smith’s wedding to Karla Booker in the healing garden at the Virginia Commonwealth University's Massey Cancer Center, where Mr. Smith was undergoing treatment for lung cancer and a brain tumor.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Smith is survived by his father Richmond ophthalmologist Dr. Lindley T. Smith, and five brothers.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting contributions be sent to the American Lung Association.