The Associated Press
Detroit Lions defensive end Corey Smith was to be remembered Saturday at a memorial serivce held by the NFL team.
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Published: March 21, 2009
The Detroit Lions are holding a memorial service for former defensive lineman Corey Smith today.
The service was scheduled to begin at noon at St. Paul's Baptist Church in Richmond, Va.
Smith, a free agent who played the past three seasons for the Lions, was one of three men lost in the Gulf of Mexico after their 21-foor boat capsized during a Feb. 28 fishing trip. There was one survivor.
Smith's family has established the Corey D. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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