Zachary Smith Reynolds (1911-1932) (also known as Z. Smith Reynolds, or just Smith) was the youngest son of R. J. Reynolds founder of the tobacco company of the same name. He died under mysterious circumstances on the early morning of July 7th, after a 21st birthday party for a friend at his Winston-Salem, NC estate known as Reynolda. His wife Libby Holman Reynolds was pregnant with his only child Christopher Reynolds. Richard Joshua R.J. Reynolds (1850-1918) was an American businessman and founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. ... Libby Holman (May 23, 1906, Cincinnati, Ohio – June 18, 1971,Stamford, Connecticut) was an American singer and actress who bore such nicknames as The Statue of Libby and Joo Beech. ...

Many things in the Winston-Salem, NC area are named for him. The local airport (Smith Reynolds Airport), a library at Wake Forest University, as well as a nonprofit charitable local foundation named in his honor.
Winston-Salem is a city located in Forsyth County, North Carolina. ...

Death

He was found by his boyhood friend and personal assistant Abe Walker, and with the help of his wife, Libby Holman Reynolds, they brought him to North Carolina Baptist Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:25am on July 7th. His siblings would go on to establish a trust in his name that provided for his namesake foundation. Libby Holman (May 23, 1906, Cincinnati, Ohio – June 18, 1971,Stamford, Connecticut) was an American singer and actress who bore such nicknames as The Statue of Libby and Joo Beech. ...

External links

Winston-Salem Journal Series Death at Reynolda - Z. Smith Reynolds
The Z Smith Reynolds Foundation
Z. Smith Reynolds Airport
Biography of Libby Holman Reynolds on the official Jane Bowles site