Lloyd Gaston Smith Monument (Oranjestad, Aruba)

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The Lago Oil and Transport Company Ltd. was established in Aruba in 1924. From 1932 on, the refinery was operated as a subsidiary of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. Lloyd Gaston Smith, was associated with Lago since 1927.
General Manager since 1933, the late L. G. Smith became Vice President of Lago on March 2, 1942. He became Lago's first President in 1944. After serving a two-year term, he returned to the States to work at Standard Oil's New York office. In his honor, the government of Aruba inaugurated a bust of L. G. Smith in front of the Cultural Center on September 16, 1961. L.G. Smith Boulevard was named after him and serves as principal road through the island.
For a brief biography of L.G. Smith in Dutch see: www.historiadiaruba.aw/index.php?option=com_content&tas...
For a biography in English see: www.lago-colony.com/L_G_SMITH/BIOGRAPHY_OF_SMITH_I.htm