Brother C.M. Simon S.J.

To the Jesuit Community and Brother Simon's family! Simon gave us his life and loving wisdom of the Lakota art culture - in many ways.
He will be missed across the country and I know at Red Cloud and The Heritage Center.
I hope his "Brothers in Christ" have kept his recipes for future dinners!!!
With love and gratitude for Brother Claire M. Simon!

To the Family of Bro. Simon: We've known Simon for nearly forty years and considered him a very special friend. We have the greatest respect for his dedication to the Holy Rosary Mission, the Red Cloud School, and the Heritage Center. It was thru the annual Art Show that our friendship has grown. His passing is a tremendous loss to the Native American art world, and to all his many friends throughout the country. We shall miss him greatly.

To the family of Br. Simon:
Thank you for sharing Cy with us all these years. He was a very unique Jesuit in his own way. I have had the opportunity to work with him and was amazed with his knowledge of the lakota culture and history, at times he knew alot more than I did, and I was born and raised on the reservation. Cy will be greatly missed by the mission and by those who worked very close to him. My 6 year old son Patrick asks: "Who will take care of the fish's mom?" That will be...

Just last friday the 14July06, while looking through letters of past years, I came across the first letter (May 1983,back then we were still living in Blackfoot, Idaho) that I recieved from Bro. Simon, It was for the Red Cloud Art Show. That was also the first year that I entered the show. Bro. Simon always encouraged me in the area of artistic expression, I have much gratitude and thanks to him and what he represented.

To the family of Brother Simon:
I was a volunteer at OLL from1981-1987.
I enjoyed Brother's knowledge of beautiful art. I know he encouraged so many . He will be missed. He was truly unique.

Uncle Whimpy you will always be loved by your family and we will truly miss you and your words of wisdom. I know that you are above us in a better museum keeping watch on all of us and are awaiting the chance to reunite with us all once again. You touched the lives of so many people.

To The Family of Brother Simon
Thank you for sharing Brother Simon with us. It was always good to see him when traveling back home to Pine Ridge. He had a great appreciation for the arts. He will be greatly missed.
Vienna Janis, Hanna Janis, and Family in Kansas

Even though I haven't met Brother Simon personally, but I do admire his work as a Jesuit. God has called him to work with the Lakota People of the Pine Ridge Reservation. I recently visited the heritage center with a group from St. Patrick's Parish of Colorsdo Springs, CO and we were in awe with the safe keeping of some of the arts and crafts.

Brother Simon will be remembered as a man who kept the Lakota tradition of arts and crafts alive by putting them in a place where others...

I attended Red Cloud back in the 70's and it was always a joy to see Br. Simon, because he talked to us about anything that held our interest. He will be missed, but not forgotten. He was a great man in my book, because he was also a great philosopher. Class of 1975