Stan and Kathy Smith have been selected as honorees for Lehi Heritage Day 2026. The couple is one of seven individuals or couples being featured by the Lehi Historical Society for their contributions to the community.
The celebration for the honorees was scheduled for Aug. 29 from 2:30 to 6 p.m. at the Lehi Civic Center.
Stanley R. Smith and Katherine Lynn Beck have been involved in various civic and religious roles in Lehi. Stan Smith, a former Lehi High School football captain and class president, practiced law from 1977 to 2015. His civic roles included serving on the Lehi Board of Adjustments, acting as a Lehi Judge pro tem, and serving on the Central Utah Water Conservancy District Board of Trustees for approximately 10 years starting in 1997. He was also appointed to the American Fork Hospital Board of Directors in 1995.
Kathy Smith graduated from Brigham Young University in 1970 with a degree in Elementary Education. She served as a room mother and reading aide at Lehi Elementary and was a member of the PTA board for two years. Her community involvement included serving on the Lehi Arts Council for two years starting in 1987 and assisting with floats for the Lehi Round-Up Parade during the 1970s and 1980s.
The couple met on a blind date at BYU and married in 1969 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Manti Temple. They have served as service missionaries for 21 months and have held various roles within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including serving in three Lehi bishoprics and as a stake president. They also served as ordinance workers in the Church's Mt. Timpanogos Temple in American Fork and the Saratoga Springs Temple.
The Smiths have five children, 17 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. For more information regarding Lehi Heritage Day, the Lehi Historical Society directs inquiries to lehihistory.org or via phone at 801-768-1570.
