Original sentence: He was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.In 1941, he ventured into business when he traded a collection of jukeboxes for a failing hamburger drive-in on Oxnard Boulevard that he remodeled into the Colonial House Restaurant; he was 23 years old.Martin V.Smith was a philanthropist who donated millions of dollars to various causes and organizations.Smith went on to develop a number of restaurants, motels, shopping centers, and finally the high-rise Financial Plaza Towers in Oxnard, which remain the tallest buildings between Los Angeles and San Jose.Smith's obituary.Smith, also known as Bud Smith (October 18, 1916 – November 18, 2001) was an Oxnard, California developer and philanthropist with properties from Los Angeles County to San Luis Obispo County
Edited sentence: From humble beginnings, Smith went on to develop a number of restaurants, motels, shopping centers, and finally the high-rise Financial Plaza Towers in Oxnard, which remain the tallest buildings between Los Angeles and San Jose.In 1941, he ventured into business when he traded a collection of jukeboxes for a failing hamburger drive-in on Oxnard Boulevard which he remodeled into the Colonial House Restaurant; he was 23 years old.Smith was a generous philanthropist who donated millions of dollars to various causes and organizations.Smith, also known as Bud Smith or simply Bud, born October 18, 1916 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was a prominent Oxnard, California developer and philanthropist with properties from Los Angeles County to San Luis Obispo County