Wendell B. Simmons
December 19, 1940 - June 23, 2012
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Wendell B. Simmons
December 19, 1940 - June 23, 2012
Obituary
It is with great sadness we share with all that Wendell Simmons has left this life he loved so much on June 23rd, 2012 at 5:03am. We will all miss his charismatic and magnetic personality. He squeezed every ounce of fun, excitement and life out of every moment he lived. He was kind hearted to a fault and he always made you laugh. He could tell a story better than most and he was famous for being the one central to the punch line. He loved tennis and ping pong and was known to beat everyone, no matter age or ability. Wendell always had a song in his heart and he was the first one on the dance floor and the last one to leave.
He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Gerry, his mother, Vivian, his brother Glenn (Judy), his two children, Mark (Mark) and Wendy (Bob), his three step-children, John (Michele), Kelley (Jennifer), and David, his six grandchildren, Brandy, Candice, Tosha, Ambra, Melissa and Lauren and one great-grandchild, Aiden.
He fought valiantly to beat this disease of cancer and showed us all that a good man never dies, but lives with us in our re-telling of fond memories. So, please join us this Friday, June 29, 2012 at 10am for a memorial service to celebrate his life and a graveside ceremony at the family plot in Green Hills Cemetery at 2:45pm to lay him in his final resting place.
27 responses to Wendell B. Simmons
Shannon Clark says:
June 26, 2012
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Sheila Kearns says:
June 26, 2012
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Tiena-Kay Halm says:
June 26, 2012
Wendell was such an endearing man — so full of joy, laughter and life. He made every occasion fun. What a pleasure it was to find myself in the Simmons’ circle of friends. I had the opportunity in May to join them for the day. We all laughed so hard watching a video of a previous get-together. I didn’t know, when I hugged him goodbye that night, that that would be our last goodbye. I do know his greatest sorrow was to leave his precious Gerry behind to grieve. They so loved one another. Everyone loved Wendell.
See you later, dear friend.
Tiena
Virginia Nonaca Chavez says:
June 26, 2012
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June 26, 2012
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