The Shawn Marquis Smith Memorial Scholarship was recently endowed with the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Foundation by his parents, LaNissa A. Wilson, of Houston, Texas, and Bruce Shawnton Smith, of Brookhaven. The scholarship was established to benefit a Brookhaven High School School graduate with a 2.5 or higher grade point average who is majoring in Automotive Technology or business at Co-Lin’s Wesson campus.
Smith had a love for cars and could often be found outside his grandmother’s house working on his own vehicle. His parents described him as a protector of his family. He was known as “Smitti Lo” in the Brookhaven area, a nickname given to him by his cousin. Smith passed away May 12, 2013 at age 19.
“Simply put, Shawn was charismatic, well-mannered and such a comedian,” Wilson said. “To know him was to love him, and he was loved by all. I am overjoyed to establish this scholarship in his memory.”
Contributions to the Shawn Marquis Smith Memorial Scholarship, or any other scholarship, can be mailed to the Co-Lin Foundation at P.O. Box 649, Wesson, MS 39191, or made online at https://www.colin.edu/alumni-foundation/give-now/.
