Death
Simons died of heart disease in 1948 and was buried in the Roman Catholic section of Karrakatta Cemetery. His epitaph reads "I am the Spirit of the League".
Several years before his death he assigned his interest in Western Press to the Y.A.L. which yielded over £50,000 to the organisation.
When the 3-tier grandstand at Subiaco Oval was opened on 31 August 1969, it was named the "J J Simons-W R Orr-R W Hill Grandstand", partly in his honour.
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