TITLE:   Richard P. Simonds, Obituary, Dec. 12, 2000

SUBMITTERS:  Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com
             111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Dec 14, 2000 )

FORMATTED:   by CParziale, 2001

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Richard P. Simonds 

KITTERY, Maine - Richard P. Simonds, 73, of 150 Whipple Road, died Tuesday, 
Dec. 12, 2000, at York Hospital, after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. 

Born in Portsmouth, N.H., on Feb. 6, 1927, he was the son of George and Marie
(Pauze) Simonds. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the U.S. 
Navy. 

He spent many years working construction and retired from the Portsmouth 
Naval Shipyard in 1997. Among his fondest memories were the two years he 
spent in Alaska employed by the Bureau of Fisheries and time spent with the
Tlingit Indians as a cook on their fishing barge. More recently, he enjoyed
spending time with his wife discovering his Native American heritage and 
culture. He also loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing. 

He is survived by his wife, Diane (Genestreti) Simonds of Kittery; a son, 
Charles Simonds, and his wife, Carolyn, of Kittery; and a daughter, Cindy 
Leary of South Berwick; eight beloved grandchildren; two sisters, Catherine 
Boucher of Northglenn, Colo., and Theresa Dietch of Port Orange, Fla.; and 
several nieces and nephews. 

SIMONDS - Richard P. Simonds, 73, of 150 Whipple Road, Kittery, Maine, died 
Dec. 12, 2000. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Farrell
Funeral Home, 684 State St., Portsmouth, N.H. Visiting hours are from 2 p.m.
to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Interment will be in Harmony 
Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth. Family flowers only, please. Memorials may be 
made to either the Native American Intertribal Foundation, P.O. Box 117, 
Gorham, Maine 04038-0117; or to the Fiddlehead Food Pantry, 132 North Main 
St., Brewer, Maine 04412. 


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