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Captain Barry Clayton Simmons Retired On October 12, 2007, Captain Barry C. Simmons went to be with the Lord. He passed away at home after a short illness. He was born on May 30, 1941, in Reidsville, North Carolina. He is preceded in death by his father, Basil LaClaire Simmons. He is survived by his wife, Linda Baker Simmons; Mother, Victoria Maybell Simmons of Lexington, NC; Brothers, Kaye Simmons of Tazewell, VA; Dale Simmons of Lexington, NC: Sisters: Shirley Rummage and husband, Larry, also of Lexington, NC, and Donna Darrh and husband, Mike, of Mr. Airy, NC. He is also survived by his children, Barry C. Simmons, JR. and wife, Lori, of Albuquerque, NM; Randall Scott Simmons and wife, Angie, of Concrete, WA; Vicki Buck and husband, David, of Ferndale, WA; and Joel Simmons, of Ferndale, WA; Stepsons, Michael Baker of Raleigh, NC and Scott Baker and wife, Lauren of Los Angeles, CA as well as 12 grandchildren. Barry served his country in the United States Air Force. During his tenure with the Air Force, he served a tour of duty in the Vietnam War. He received numerous commendations and awards for the work he performed while serving his country in the nuclear energy facility in Sundance, WY. He was a graduate of the Air Force Officers Academy in San Antonio, TX and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Nuclear Engineering from Arizona State University. After his retirement, he was an entrepreneur in various businesses including, in his latter years, a professional engineering consulting firm. He also worked for the City of Albuquerque, NM, and the City of Arlington, WA as a civil engineer. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, October 17th at 11:00 a.m. at Church Alive, located at 4601 Avocet Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM. Interment will take place at Sante Fe National Cemetery, Friday Oct 19 at 10am. The family welcomes anyone who knew Barry to attend the Memorial Service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests your donations to the Vietnam Veterans Association at Vietnam Veterans of America 8605 Cameron Street, Ste 400 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Ph: 301-585-4000 www.vva.org/support.html or the UNM Cancer Research & Treatment Center contact: Development Office @ \(505) 272-9977. For donation arraignments www.cancer.unm.edu
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