Death
Simmons died in a canoeing accident at the age of 32 near Lake George in New York. After a large public funeral at San Francisco's Grace Cathedral, he was buried in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma, California.
At a memorial concert held in Oakland's Paramount Theater a few weeks later, he was remembered for his talent, his quick wit and sense of fun, and his ability to get on top of any score quickly.
The Calvin Simmons Middle School in Oakland is named for him, as is the grand ballroom of the Oakland Marriott Hotel.
The short story Addio San Francisco which appears in the anthology Murder at the Opera, (Mysterious Press, 1989) was a story written by Simmons with editor Thomas Godfrey under a pseudonym.
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Famous quotes containing the word death:
“Life without a friend is death without a witness.”
—Spanish proverb.
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—Joseph De Maistre (1753–1821)
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—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)