Michael Alexander Simons
Obituaries
Daily Sentinal page 5B - March 27, 2022
Michael Simons
February 6, 1951 - March 16, 2022
Michael Alexander
Simons passed away
peacefully at HopeWest
Care Center March 19,
after a long battle with
pancreatic cancer.
Michael was born in
London, England on
October 2, 1950, to Morris
and Jean Simons. Morris was English and Jean haled
from Glasgow Scotland. After WWII, Jean’s sister met
an American GI from Colorado. After some cajoling,
the family, along with Mike’s little brother Douglas,
emigrated to Colorado in 1957. In 1966 they all became
American Citizens, a very proud day for the Simons
Family!
They settled in the Denver area where Michael
attended Lawrence Elementary, Arvada Junior High
and both Arvada and Arvada West High Schools. He
graduated from Arvada West in 1968. He then went on
to the University of Colorado but ended up dropping
out due to the untimely death of his father, Morris,
that same year. Michael went to Mesa Junior College
for a year and then decided to enlist in the US Air
Force where, after basic training, became a Pharmacy
Technician and was stationed at the Airforce Academy
in Colorado Springs. He would go on to have a long
career as a Registered Pharmacist.
Michael married in 1971. From that marriage came
his beautiful daughter, Heather. They later divorced.
On May 14, 1982, Michael married the love of his
life, Karen Dodson; they had two beautiful daughters,
Amanda and Adrienne.
During his youth Michael played the violin and the
guitar and became quite an accomplished musician. He
loved his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and shared that
devotion by playing in the Praise and Worship group
at Church on the Rock. He was also very inquisitive
about the technical side of things. He loved chemistry,
photography, and anything mechanical. He, along with
his faithful assistant, brother Doug, would take any and
everything apart to see how it worked and could rarely
get things put back together again. Always inquisitive,
Michael was into everything and loved life to the fullest.
Michael was predeceased by his parents, Morris and
Jean. Survivors include his wife, Karen, and daughters,
Heather London-Orenstein (Julian), Mandie Simons
(Mike McCann), and Adrienne Tirrill (Scott), and
brother, Doug Simons (Jamee).
The family would like to thank HopeWest, especially
his team, for their wonderful care. In lieu of flowers
please send memorial contributions to HopeWest,
3090B North 12th Street.
Cremation has been arranged by Callahan-Edfast and
a family memorial service will be held at a later date.
