Gerard Smadja

Age: 61

Summary: French pensioner who was among one of more than 90 French tourists reported missing and presumed dead in the devastating South Asian Tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean and killed over 230,000 people during the tidal wave while he was on vacation along with his wife Martine Smadja and the couple's adult daughter Muriel Dargent at a beachfront resort in southern Thailand.

Cause of Death: Drowned after being struck by a tsunami

Born: April 25, 1943

Died: December 26, 2004

Location: Khao Lak, Thailand