Harold Simmons

HAROLD SIMMONS (Age 96)
Lt. Colonel USAF (Ret.)

Harold (Psaighe) Simmons passed away on June 5, 2017. Born on July 25, 1920 in Revere, Massachusetts, Psaighe enlisted in the Army-Air Corps at the beginning of WWII at the age of 18 and served as a pilot in Italy and North Africa in his P-38 fighter, the Sweet Lorraine. He was married for 62 years to his beloved wife Marcella, and is survived by his children Lizbeth (Tony), Rona (Harry), Alette (Day), and Lee (Debbie), 6 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, and a niece (Lorraine). Psaighe was an avid reader, stickler for the Queen’s English and the use of proper grammar, a golfer, wood-turner, jazz fan, cyclist until well into his 80s, and a devoted follower of the Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots, and the Bruins forever. The family will gather for a private memorial on July 17 in Roswell, Georgia.