JOHN SIMONS OBITUARY

Nov. 3, 1953 - Jan. 31, 2009
SOUTH BEND - In memory of our beloved loving son, father, brother and uncle, John "Jamie" James Simons, born Nov. 3, 1953, who graduated from John Adams High School in 1972. He played trumpet from elementary through high school bands, and also played a bass guitar and trumpet in the 12th Street Crossing band.

He was a professional welder for 30 years. His hobbies were refurbishing classic cars, building pot belly stoves, and models of WWI and WWII airplanes, battleships and submarines, and he was avid about Star Trek and NASCAR races.

He is survived by his mother, Sheila R. Ward; stepfather, Roger E. Ward; children, David and Bobby Simons; mother of his children, Debra Simons; and a grandson, Alexander Simons. He is also survived by his brother, Daniel Joseph Simons; sisters, Mara Jeanne Shirley, Crystal Lynn Montgomery, April Ann Woodworth and Rebecca Rae Banks; twin nieces, Sarah Belle Gordan and Angela Marie Salazar; nephews, Michael Anthony Myers, Patrick Ross Myers, Tyrus Stephen Bell Jr., Thomas Jerome Bell, Ryan Jacob Banks and Charles Douglas Shirley; great- nieces, Kayla, Christina, Taylor and Joy Gordan, Janey Salazar and Rachel Bell; and great-nephews, Michael Myers Jr., Thomas Bell Jr., Bryce and Jace Banks.

Cremation is being handled by the McGann Hay, Morning Star Funeral Home, South Bend, IN. Memorial services will be held by Pastor Tom Thews in St. Paul's Memorial United Methodist Church, 1001 West Colfax Ave., South Bend, IN, on February 14, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care. To send condolences, please visit www.mcgannhay.com.