David James Smith, 62, Burkburnett, TX, passed away on June 30, 2024.
Smith had a 40 year career in sales management for several companies in the textile services industry. After graduating from Bowling Green State University, he began his management career with Challenge Industries of Bryan, OH and then moved on to Washex, Inc. in Wichita Falls, TX when Challenge was acquired in 1997.
After Washex, Smith held management positions with The Laundry List, Lavatec and Consolidated Laundry Machinery before accepting the Vice President of Sales & Marketing position with Softrol Systems, Inc. of Acworth, GA where he managed the sales of Softrol’s various product lines, and increased the market penetration of their automated material handling systems.
Smith is survived by his wife, Wendy, his daughters, sons, and grandchildren.