Orin C. Smith, the former Starbucks CEO and UW regent known for giving back to his hometown in Southwest Washington, died Thursday at age 75. Smith grew up in Chehalis and remained dedicated to it, from donating to the city’s library to gifting $10 million last year to the area’s Student Achievement Initiative. Smith graduated from Centralia College and the University of Washington before continuing on to Harvard University and eventually taking a job as an executive at Starbucks in 1990. There, he became part of a well-known trio with Starbucks executives Howard Schultz and Howard Behar. “I loved him right from the get-go,” said Behar, who started at the company just a few months before Mr.