Ed Smylie passed away on April 21, 2025 at the age of 95.   Ed is listed in the 1962 MSC phone book in Life Systems-Crew Equipment and at the time that he transferred to NASA Headquarters in 1973, he was the Chief, Crew Systems Division. 

The link to his obituary is at this URL: https://www.bilbreyfuneralhomeinc.com/obituaries/robert-smylie