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James Simons Obituary

Family-Placed Funeral Notice

JAMES BRADLEY SIMONS Age 55, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2005. James (Jim) was born in Pittsburgh, PA and was a touring professional with the Professional Golfers Association for many years. He graduated from Wake Forest University on an Arnold Palmer Scholarship. He was a lifetime member of Butler Country Club, Butler, PA. He will be sadly missed by his mother and father Orpah and Ralph Simons of Butler, PA and Atlantis, FL, and his sisters, Sally Benson of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Linda Doppes of Newport Coast, CA, and Nancy Ling of Valrico, FL. He is survived by his three sons, Bradley, Sean and Ryan. Visiting hours will be on Sunday, December 11, 2005 from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm at Dorsey-E. Earl Smith Memorial Gardens, 3041 Kirk Road, Lake Worth, FL, 33461. Funeral services will be Monday, December 12, 2005 at the Dorsey-E. Earl Smith Memorial Gardens.

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Published by The Palm Beach Post on Dec. 10, 2005.

Memories and Condolences
for James Simons

44 Entries

ORPAH&RALPH SIMONS

December 30, 2005

TO ALL OUR GOOD FRIENDS WHO SENT

YOUR KIND WORDS OF SYMPATHY FOR THE LOSS OF OUR SON JIM,WE THANK YOU SINCERLY. WE COMFORT OURSELVES BY KNOWING OUR JIM IS NO LONGER IN AGONY & PAIN IN THE ARMS OF THE GOOD LORD

ORPAH & RALPH SIMONS

ORPAH&RALPH SIMONS

December 30, 2005

TO ALL OUR GOOD FRIENDS WHO SENT YOUR KIND WORDS OF SYMPATHY FOR THE LOSS OF OUR SON JIM,WE THANK YOU SINCERLY. WE COMFORT OURSELVES BY KNOWING OUR JIM IS NO LONGER IN AGONY & PAIN IN THE ARMS OF OUR GOOD LORD.

ORPAH & RALPH SIMONS

Sally Simons

December 25, 2005

Dear Jim, Our tree is decorated with all the "golfing" santas! Just how you would have wanted it! We Miss you so much! Love you Jimmy!! Sally

Pamela Bachman-Rissman

December 23, 2005

Mr. and Mrs. Simons, Sally, Linda, and Nancy,,

My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Jim was indeed a special person. I am thinking of you as you mourn your loss - and celebrate his life.

Cathy Nicklas Myers

December 21, 2005

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Simons, Sally, Linda and Nancy:

I was so sad to hear about Jim, all the memories of riding the bus together to Knoch and keeping up with his career in the papers came flooding back. My prayers are with you all at this time. Cathy

Stuart Dederer

December 21, 2005

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Simons,

When mom told me about Jim I was so shocked and saddened! Jim helped me so much with my golf game! We had so much fun. The best thing he ever did, was to teach me to be a good sport! Thank you jim! We will miss you!

Linda Cleeton Arnold

December 20, 2005

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Simons, Sally, Linda and Nancy,

I was shocked and saddened to hear of Jimmy's death. It brought back so many memories of our neighborhood, school and following his career, along with the accomplishments of all of you. I have always appreciated the friendship we all shared as next door neighbors growing up. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Kelly Brady-Uhl

December 19, 2005

I was shocked and very sorry to hear that Jim had passed away. Today when I stopped in the office to see Larry & Kitty they told me the news. Jim was one of the kindest people I have ever met. Over the years as we worked together it was very clear how important his family was to him. Recently, Jim had called me & my husband to give his sympathy to us for a recent loss we had. He truly was a loving & caring man and always had the very best of intentions. I will always remember him and I will pray for you all that you will find peace.

Dick Arthur

December 19, 2005

Dear Simons Family,

I was saddened to learn of Jim's passing. Although he was known far and wide - and most certainly here in my adopted town - as a great golfer, I remember Jim as an ethical, kind and principled classmate who could be counted upon to take the high road in every endeavor.

Shortly after I met Jim in third grade, I remember that he was kind and supportive after a piece of my artwork became a class joke. Because of that act of kindness, from nearly fifty years ago, I had the courage to go to school the next day. This was not an isolated incident.

Jim was an inspiration to those of us who wanted to do the right thing, but may have been tempted to do otherwise. He was, quite simply, a good man to follow. God bless you all.

Bill and Holli Hearn

December 18, 2005

Dear Orpah, Ralph, Sally, Linda and Nancy,

Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We have so many fond memories of Jim. Bill's favorite is retrieving golf balls from #10 lake and cleaning them in Lil's washing machine, which was never the same. Playing with Jim always brought out the best in my game.

We are deeply saddened by your loss,

Blaine Helmer

December 18, 2005

Dear Orpah, Ralph, Sally, Linda and Nancy,

We are so saddened by your loss. We are have so many wonderful family memories to remember of Jim. He was one of a kind and we will all miss him and his smile.

Deepest sympathy,

Brenda and Blaine

Betty Neubert (Weston)

December 18, 2005

To Jim’s family,

My deepest sympathies. It was such a shock to hear of Jim’s passing. He was always so nice and I have many fond memories of our school years. I admired him for having a passion and for being able to live his dream. I don’t think of golf without thinking of Jim. He will be greatly missed. Our prayers are with you at this difficult time.

michele mcdonald boeke

December 16, 2005

I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Jim. Thinking back on the years of knoch high school and penn township, oh how the years pass us by.Jim was well liked and loved by all who knew him. You all are in my prayers and heart.

Robert Fisher

December 16, 2005

I am sorry for the loss of son, brother, father. I am a long-time friend of Ralph and Orpah, and also know, Linda, Nancy, and Sally from years past. I know you are grieving from the loss of Jim and my thoughts and prayers are with you.

Rita (Rudish) Levine

December 15, 2005

My sympathies to Jim's family for the tragic loss of a father, brother, son. I'm sure that to the end, he was the fun-loving, sweet, and kind young man I knew in high school. Thinking of you all in this difficult time.

Tom Kelly

December 15, 2005

Orpah,Ralph,Nancy,Linda and Sal. I am so sorry. You all were such an important segment of my life that I can really relate to your feeling of loss. God bless you all and Jimmy.

Harry Lees

December 14, 2005

To the Simons family we are saddened to hear your loss of Jim i am sure he will be sadley missed by all. You have our deepest sympathies at this time.

Harry Lees Family Butler Pa

Bill Blaine

December 14, 2005

I always followed Jimmy and his career with great pride. It seems even after it was over he retained great respect as noted in the Golf Digest article a few years ago. I'm really saddened to hear of his passing and I hope that you will pass my sympathy on to the whole family.

Marie Grillo

December 13, 2005

My deepest sympathy and prayers to all of you. I haven't seen Jim in along while, but have kept in "touch" with Jim and his life through my brother, Gypsy.

God bless you all. Marie Grillo

The Jim Crowley Family

December 13, 2005

While Jim and Mike were at Wake Forest we enjoyed many happy times with Jim in Spartanburg. Following his career we saw him many times at Hilton Head. He was a kind and thoughtful person who will be missed. We send our deepest sympathy to his family and will keep all in our prayers.

Steve Leone, Jr.

December 13, 2005

To the Simons Family,

I am truly sorry for your loss and will miss "Uncle" Jim. I have known Jim my entire life and will always be grateful for my time with him. When he would stay at our house, he always took time with me to work on my golf game. I will always remember being taught how to hit "spinning" chip shots from the back of the Butler Country Club's putting green. I also remember catching the first few a little thin and the sound of a line driving golf ball hitting a car. Nonetheless, Jim talked and taught on. This is one of the many fond memories I will always keep of "Uncle" Jim.

My regards to his parents, to his sisters and to his sons.

Gypsy Grillo

December 13, 2005

I am saddened my the lost of a true friend and wonderfull person. I was very fortunate to have worked on tour for Jim for all of the 80's and then some. He always treated you as a equal and in my profession thats a rarity. I had spent a little time with him in Jacksonville this year during the TPC tournament we had a laugh and he was positive as always about the future, He always made you feel important because he was such a great listener. I am a better person because of him and a better caddy just to have been around him. I send my deepest sympathy to all of his family and hope that all his boys grow up to be the great man his dad was . Jim Simons footprints are embeded in golf history forever . he surely will be missed he made me a better person and I thank god for that . Hopefully I will get to see him again in a different life time and walk along side him like I had done for so many years sincerly: his friend and his caddy, GYPSY

Vicky Pacoe Armstrong

December 13, 2005

Dear Simons Family:

I am so very sorry to hear of your loss. Jim was a part of the Penn Twp. gang and a friend throughout high school. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Vicky Pacoe Armstrong

Patricia Price

December 13, 2005

To all of Jim's family,

We all grew up watching the " sunny haired" teenager from "up the road" play his way unto the PGA tour. A "world class" accomplishment, and a legacy to his family.

My deepest sympathies to the entire family for your loss.

Patricia Price PGA Professional,

"down the road" Pittsburgh North Golf Club

Sox & Jim, 2 PennTwp. boys, are teaming it up now.

Jim Vollmer

December 12, 2005

My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.

Penn township neighbors will always be special to me.

Tom Ritchey

December 12, 2005

Dear Simons Family,

I join Jim's many friends in writing to you with a broken heart. Jim was a warm and happy friend, great teammate and school pal, and a boyhood hero for so many of us who grew up in the light of his amazing achievements.

Jim reached heights that most of us could only dream of, and along that spectacular way, he so nicely allowed us to share in his grand successes.

I'll always remember that wonderful photo in your family room of a smiling, teenage Jim, with his teddy-bear haircut, beneath the embracing arm of Arnie Palmer. I imagine after playing a round together.

Still, Jim always managed to let us think that a bruising game of hoops in your barn, or his hitting a handful of jumpshots in a JV basketball game against Mars were somehow as much fun as playing in the U.S. Open.

I join many in mourning his passing, celebrating his life and accomplishments, cherishing his friendship, and remembering him with joy and affection. You all are in my thoughts and prayers.

Anne and Jim McKay

December 12, 2005

Dear Orpah, Ralph, Sally, Linda, and Nancy: There are just no words that can express our deep sympathy to all of you. We were so glad on our last visit to Florida, that we were able to spend a little time with Jim and watch him shoot baskets with the Haberlein kids in their driveway. We, too, are saddened by Jim's death and wish we could be with you at this time. Talk to the Lord. He will help you through this most difficult time as will Naomi. So glad she is there with you. We love you all,

Anne & Jim

Blaine Family

December 12, 2005

Our deepest sympathy to the entire family.

Mike Crowley

December 12, 2005

To the Simons family. While I had not seen Jim in some time I will always cherish our close relationship at Wake Forest and beyond.My prayers and thoughts are with you at this time.

Betty & Harold Ledford

December 12, 2005

Dear Orpah, Ralph,Sally,Linda Nancy,

How my heart aches for all of you in the terrible loss of your dear son & brother. After moving to Ohio my friend Haysel Brown always sent the articles from Butler to keep us up on Jim's great game of golf. How thrilled we were to watch him on T.V. He was such a great young man. Our sympathy and Love to each of you!! Too many miles between us or we'd surely be with you today..Hugs to All, Betty

Linda Bennitt-Hemmes

December 12, 2005

To the entire Simons Family on behalf of the Haller and Hemmes Families ~ please accept our deepest sympathies. We were deeply saddened to learn of Jim's passing. We all remember Jim's quick smile and warm personality and were always his "Knoch High Fans" ~ cheering him on to his great potential! We pray that wonderful memories of your lives with Jim bring you peace.

PAT and CATHY CROWLEY

December 12, 2005

To all the Simons family I was so shocked to hear about Jim. I can remember the first time I met him when he was playing golf with my brother Mike at Wake Forest. He spent many weekends at our home in Spartanburg and was always so kind to me.I always looked up to Jim. What a gentleman. He always had time for us. Our hearts are broken and he will always be in our prayers.

The David Richardson Family

December 12, 2005

Dear Simons Family,

Jim has been a dear friend of ours for many years. We adopted him into our family and he adopted us. We shared many dinners, golf lessons, and good times together. He always had a smile and a story to share. The story was usually about golf, or about how much he loved his family.

To Mom, Dad and Sisters: he spoke of you often and loved you very much. Our sympathy, love, and prayers go out to you. Take comfort in knowing Jim is with the Lord.

David, Jeanette, Daniel, Jennifer, Karen, and little Alex.

We miss Jim already. The Richardson family.

December 12, 2005

Jim Simons; PGA Tour Winner

December 12, 2005

Jim Simons; PGA Tour Winner-We will miss Jim very much. The Richardson's

December 12, 2005

Janet Townsend Kremin

December 11, 2005

My sympathy and prayers are with the entire Simons family. I was shocked when my brother, Daryl, called today to tell me of Jim's passing. We have many fond memories of Jim and talk about him and our times together often. He will be missed. May God bless your family and bring you peace and comfort at this time.

Paul Hartzell

December 11, 2005

My sympathy to the entire Simons family at your time of loss.

Kathy Leone

December 11, 2005

My love, thoughts, and prayers are with you all.

Kathy Graham Leone

Harry (Butch) Taylor

December 11, 2005

Dear Ralph, Orpah, Sally, Nancy and Linda,

Words cannot express the sadness and shock of learning about Jim. Jim was a good friend and I will always remember the great times we had playing many rounds of golf at Butler Country Club as we were growing up. I often relate to people how we used to play 36 holes or more every day, pausing only for a homemade sandwich under the maple trees in front of the club house. It was also fun to see him turn those early rounds of golf into a successful venture on the PGA tour.

My deepest sympathy goes to each of you in this hour of sadness. Jim will be missed by the many good friends he made around the country.

Jean Heard

December 11, 2005

Dear Simons Family, I was so shocked to read of the passing of your beloved Jim. Please accept my deepest sympathy.

I have many fond memories of Jim when he was in high school. We used to hit golf balls at the football field during phys. ed. class. I learned a lot about golf from that young, and handsome young man. With love, Jean Heard

Roger A. Weaver

December 10, 2005

To all of the Simons Family: What can I say about Jim: he was the consumate Gentleman, always helpful and always ready to greet a friend from Knoch. I played may a round with him during our younger years as a member of the early Knoch Golf team. His great talent was always paired with a friendliness that I cherished. Once at the Jackie Gleason Open, he recognized me in the gallery, and he reached out to me with all of the friendliness that I knew from our Knoch days. He will always have a special place in my heart. To Sally, Your brother was special, and you and your parents have my deepest sympathy.

Sally Davidson

December 10, 2005

Ralph,Orpah,Sally,Linda&Nancy, I was so shocked and saddened to hear the news about Jim! Jim and I stayed close, and spoke often. I am really going to miss him! My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you!

glenn greenawalt

December 10, 2005

My deepest sympathy at this time. Glenn

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