Spruce Creek coach honored at Jackie Robinson Ballpark memorial
Spruce Creek High assistant baseball coach Adam Smith was killed in a single-vehicle accident on May 10.
DAYTONA BEACH — The Volusia County baseball community, family, friends and strangers, gathered together on May 18 at Jackie Robinson Ballpark to say goodbye to Spruce Creek's baseball coach, Adam Smith. Daytona Beach was the same city he was born in. Smith, 26, was killed in a single-vehicle car crash on May 10.
His obituary described him as having a "quiet nature, patient spirit, and kind heart," that drew people in, a trait that explains why over 300 people attended the memorial service at the Daytona Tortugas home park. During the ceremony, images of Smith's life flashed across the large Tortugas LED screen throughout the service. Plane flies over Jackie Robinson Ballpark with banner that read 'Fly High, Brother' "Let's give this man a round of applause before we start," Spruce Creek head baseball coach Matt Cleveland said during the opening remarks.
He continued to open the service with a prayer before thanking those attending the service and thanking the community for the support the baseball team has received. "He was genuine, he was real and ... his life was too short, but it was definitely well-lived," Cleveland said.
The service continued in song. During "Goodness of God," a single plane flew overhead, carrying a banner that read "FLY HIGH BROTHER. " Smith didn't just coach at Spruce Creek.
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