Sheldon Richman
Ralph Smeed (1921-2010)
Ralph Smeed, long-time friend of FEE and a former trustee, has died at the age of 88. Ralph was an indefatigable promoter of free-market ideas in Idaho and a nonstop booster of FEE beginning in the days of Leonard Read.
The obituary in the Idaho Statesman notes, “He co-founded the Center for the Study of Market Alternatives in Caldwell in the 1970s and spent decades preaching about thinkers including 18th-century Scottish economist Adam Smith and 19th-century French economist Frederic Bastiat.”
FEE president Lawrence Reed’s reminiscence of Ralph is here.
Our condolences to Ralph’s friends and family.
Comment by Marg on 8 September 2010:
Ralph was a neighbor for 21 years. Ralph and I were on the opposite of the political spectrum, and we loved arguing with each other for hours. He was the best of the best. My husband and I thought of Ralph as a father and to our children, he was Grandpa Ralph. And yes, he gave us a sub. to The Freeman several times for our Christmas gift. He was awsome and we loved him dearly.
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