David Andrew Smith, 65, passed away March 25, of an aneurysm. Born July 23, 1955, he was a native of Kentucky and Baltimore and had lived in the Dallas area for the past 30 years, spending much of that time working as a bartender in LGBTQ bars, most recently at TMC.
He had also worked at Dallas Eagle, Woody’s, Moby Dick’s, the Brick, and The Wave. He also worked as a manager as well as a bartender at Dallas Eagle and Moby Dick’s.
David was also an interior designer and a painter, and he was the cover model for Bear Magazine #29 in 1994 as well as a model for Harley Davidson and other magazines.
During his years as a bartender and manager in Dallas’ gay bars, he was a friend and mentor to so many others, bar industry employees an/customers