More detail on this person: Simons, James
Phillip, 74, died July 30, 2015 at theVeterans
Administration Hospital in Denver, CO. He and his
wife, the late Kay Jarvis Simons, lived in
Louisville for 45 years. Jim, a former helicopter
pilot, received 3 Purple Hearts, the Distinguished
Flying Cross, the Distinguished Service Cross, and
as buried in Fort Logan Cemetery in Denver with
full military honors. He was nominated for a
retroactive Congressional Medal of Honor ; Jim's
reaction to the nomination was, " regardless of
the medals on my chest or the battles waged on
this earth , I have always tried to live with
honor and do the right thing. I believe that's the
best a man can do ".
Survivors include three daughters, Shelley Simons
(Birmingham, Alabama) , Katy Kunkle (Cincinnati ,
OH) and Emily Conklin (Denver, CO), as well as
eight grandchildren . Jim was the second eldest of
ten children and was born to the late Harry and
Marie Simons of Valley Falls, Kansas.
A " celebration of life" open house memorial will
be held in the honor of Jim and Kay Simons on
October 17, 2015 at 2501 Kings Highway, 40205
from 11:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. for friends and
colleagues.
Published in The Courier-Journal on Sept. 27, 2015
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