John, I'm very sorry you have had this loss.  My mother, Mercedes, or Mickie (Fuller), called and told me.  She's just found out today, April 2014.  It's very sad to think of such wonderful people leaving us.  Barbara was a great lady.  You two were so blessed to have had such a long time together.  Hugs to you from me and from my mother.  Nan Paulson Perkins

John,

I'm so sorry for your lost.  Barbara was a great person.  She really enjoyed life and all of her friends. We had many good times,  looking for your house in Vegas, staying with you for New Years.  We had many laughs.  I'm sure she is with Lizzy now(hopefully gambling).

Dear John,  You and your families are in my thoughts and prayers.  Bobbie was a very special person and we continue to be grateful that she worked hard to gather her classmates from VBH.  It was a very special time and she orchestrated it.  We will miss her....
 With care,
Ruth

Dera John, Family and Friends The Allen family wish to express their heartfelt sympathy for yours and our loss. We all have lost a good friend and companion who on many occasions has shared her knowledge and experience to enlighten us all. We shall miss her organizational skills, guidance and most of all her friendship that we have enjoyed since we moved into the complex. You and her shall forever will remain in out thoughts and prayers.

Unc, John and I send our heartfelt sympathy for the loss of Auntie B.  We are sorry not to be there today and wish we had a chance to come back out to visit. Auntie B encouraged me to continue my nursing education and I will always thank her for that.  Many great conversations about where my future in nursing could go.  I will miss her and wish I had the chance to say goodbye. John and I have some great memories and he is glad to have met her. I will always remember my visits and all the great times. We will keep you and Auntie B in our prayers always. 
Love Tara & John Marciano

John, I send you my heartfelt sympathy for the loss of Bobbie, your love and your best friend. I want to Thank You for sharing Bobbie with us so we could all get together again for our 50th Reunion.  It was a special time for us to reconnect and share lots of good memories and we have mostly Bobbie to Thank for that.  I will miss her and her  funny and special emails.  She will be in my prayers, as will you and her family.  She was a very special person.

John I am so happy to have had that last visit with Barbara.  It was probably the best time she and I have had in years, and I know she thought so too.  I will miss her and all of her free advice - she was a loyal sister and friend, and wife.  I know she will look down on us and in her own way let us know she is watching, my heart and love are with you, Kate and Chris,

                                                                             Bessie

Dear John,
My heart goes out to you I'm thinking about you and hope  to see you when you come back. Bobbie was a wonderful person and she will be in our hearts forever.

To the Simmons and Brownell Families: On behalf of the Vassar Brothers Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association, I wish to express our sincere sympathy for your loss of Barbara Simmons, Class of 1963. During her lifetime she touched the lives of many people in a positive way. May you gain solace from your faith, friends and each other at this difficult time. Sincerely, Cynthia Flynn, Secretary Alumnae Association

So sad for you. I am so sorry and I'm missing her every day as I'm sure you are.It's good you're going home. Friends and family will help. She was a wonderful friend and a fine person!

Uncle John I am so sorry about aunt barb. I have a lot of good memories my love and thoughts are with you.

"John I am so glad that Bobbie gathered her classmates for the September reunion. It was a very special event for all of us. Many of us had not seen each other since graduation or shortly after. We had a lot of funny and touching stories to share. We even spoke about gathering again in Nevada. We will miss her..but her spirit will linger with us forever. "

Uncle John, We are so sorry about auntie Barbara. we have a lot of good memories and she will be missed.

John, I am so sorry.  May memories bring you comfort.

It is so hard to reconnect with someone after 50 years, only to lose them again We all had a wonderful time at the reunion, and it seemed as though no time had passed. My heartfelt sympathy to you John and to Barbara's family.

OBITUARY

Barbara Elsie Simmons

30 December, 1942 – 21 December, 2013

Palm Boulder Highway Mortuary & Cemetery

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