Timothy Simas

Timothy Vern Simas

1948 - 2025

On the bright, sunny morning of November 30, 2025, after one more USC win over UCLA, the earth lost a very special, and deeply loved husband, father, son, brother and friend.

Timothy Vern Simas was born in Santa Maria, California on June 12, 1948. He spent his youth in Santa Maria and Orcutt, where he worked on his family farm from a young age, driving his first car at age 7, and taking PE classes with family friend John Madden. He graduated from Santa Maria High School in 1966. After a brief stint in Mexico City, he moved to San Diego to attend San Diego State graduating with a degree in business, but more importantly, meeting the love of his life, Christy, where he turned an unconventional first date seeing Blazing Saddles into a lifetime of love.

While living in San Diego, Tim was a star sales manager at Pacific Stereo transforming his personable nature and passion for music into a promising career. He was relocated to Seattle to open and manage the expanding business, but moved back after a short time to reconnect with Christy. They relocated to Santa Maria where they eventually married at Saint Joseph Catholic Church on February 4, 1979. While in Santa Maria, Tim opened the Valley Farmer Restaurant with his family, and also participated in the family catering business as a master BBQ pit chef, cooking for the Oakland Raiders, the Long Beach Grand Prix, the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and more.

After his foray into cooking, Tim established a successful career in real estate, where he built a business with Christy which they ran together for the rest of his life. In 1990 Tim was blessed with the birth of his son, Riley, his pride and joy. Some of his and Riley's fondest memories were together, visiting foreign countries, attending USC games, BBQing ribs for Riley's friends when they visited, and driving with Riley in his (loud) race car cross-country to watch Riley compete in Autocross Nationals.

In 1997, the family along with their lab Beau moved from Santa Maria to Park City, Utah, where they lived a very fulfilling life, skiing, camping and traveling, one of Tim's favorite activities. Tim and Christy even made it to their Seventh Continent, Antarctica, celebrating New Year's in 2022.

Tim's happiest moments were when he was surrounded by friends and family, and he considered Riley's wedding to Callie in 2024 his happiest memory. Tim was a great, kind, funny and generous person, and he brightened the life of all those around him. If you were lucky enough to know Tim, you'd know he would want you to have an ice cold beer and share a story. Tim will be remembered and missed by his soulmate Christy, his son and daughter-in-law, and all those who got to know him.