Blaen died from a stroke at the age of 53.  He was living in Winston Salem, NC.  He is survived by his sister Lisa Smith Braun and half-brother Karl Gurr.

Updated - 2021

age 53
Blaen Smith passed away at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Blaen was born in Cortez, Colo., to the late Cecil and Karyl Smith. He graduated from Alamogordo High School in 1971, then moved to Winston-Salem in the late 1970s, where he established a long career as a tool and die maker.
In addition to playing guitar, Blaen enjoyed riding his motorcycle and entertaining at his home cookouts in Winston-Salem.
He is survived by three children: Tyler Smith, Raymond Smith and Cryshell Smith, all of North Carolina; brothers Lahn Smith, of Alamogordo, and Karl Gurr of Denver; and a sister, Lisa Braun of Portland, Ore.
Blaen¹s calm nature and witty charm gained him a large circle of friends in New Mexico and North Carolina. His passing will create a void in all our lives.
A graveside service will be held Sept. 2, 2006, at 2 p.m. at Forsyth Memorial Park in Winston-Salem. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to North Carolina Stroke Association, 409 South Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104.