Inscribed
In memory of
Colton Wade Smith
1995
- Killed that day
- April 19, 1995
- The day
- Oklahoma City
Their life
Brothers Colton Wade Smith and Chase Dalton Smith wanted to be together all the time, said their mother, Edye Smith. “They loved each other. They didn’t want to go anywhere without the other,” she said. The Oklahoma City boys died together in the bombing, shortly after Edye Smith dropped them off at the America’s Kids day-care center at the Federal Building. The boys’ father is Tony Smith. Edye Smith said the boys would be walking down the street and pass someone and Chase would quickly say, “Hi, mister. How’re you doing?” Also, Barney was their favorite television show. “They were happy. They were real free-spirited,” she said. “They were sweet.” Chase, 3, and Colton, 2, were the only children of Edye Smith. “You can never hug and kiss your child too many times,” she said.
What is held of them
Together
Chase Dalton Smith and Colton Wade Smith
What people have said 1
Colton —
I did not know you. You were two. You wanted to be with Chase all the time, and he wanted to be with you. Your mother said you loved each other, that you did not want to go anywhere without the other, that you were happy and free-spirited and sweet. Barney was yours. The street was yours when Chase said hello for both of you.
You were dropped off at America’s Kids that morning and you did not come home. You are not the younger line in a list. You are a little brother who was loved, and who loved back, and who is still held with Chase.
Row 2 holds you. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Together still.
Grant him eternal rest.
S. Vincent Anthony 30 September 2026