Michael Joseph Simms

My buddy, my pal, my roomie. Mike. . . you withstood a lot. You were a great friend and brother. We shared a lot together. You are forever etched in my memories. You managed to get through your trials and tribulations with a positive determined attitude and still maintained your great sense of humor. I shall miss you, my dear old friend. I love you buddy!

Mike was a great friend for most of our respective lives. We were in 3rd grade together, and I had the great pleasure of seeing and spending time together at and around the time of our 50th high school reunion. I miss you Mike!

In addition to also being from nearby Rockville, Michael was a fellow Geography major at Frostburg State. I had the privilege of being in several classes together with him, where his presence & participation contributed most positively to the learning experience. Mike always had a smile and a witty quip, which made him such a pleasure to hang out with when we were not in class. In later years, we reconnected via social media. When he learned that I had also worn Uncle Sam's uniform,...

I remember him always smiling or telling a funny story. And he was always a good listener to anyone who crossed his path I met him through Kit and Terrie in my much younger days hanging around at Mt Carmel. Good times.

Mike was a great friend who persevered through anything and everything in his way. His puns were atrocious and I always looked forward to them! Rest in peace Mike and say hi to Kit.

I was shocked to hear of Mike´s passing. We are friends from our days at Woodward and I am so glad he was able to make it to our 50th HS reunion. Our joke was always that we hated each other in HS but we later learned driving home to Maryland from my brother George´s wedding in NY, we had no idea why!! After our trip back home we became friends and kept in touch on and off over the years. My brother would keep me up to date. Mike had such a beautiful smile and a mischievous twinkle in his...