Silas Joseph Simmons

passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2006.  

He was 111 years of age!  

Si had been a member of this church

for 35 years.

His remarkable life has been recalled in 
a publication that this church produced 
for his funeral. 

To be utterly amazed by this man's story, click on each page: 
pg 1, cover art 
      pg 2, story begins     
              pg 3, story continues     
                  pg 4, conclusion

To help with legibility, you might enlarge the image.

Here's the ritual of the entire funeral service at St. Augustine's.

Dozens of newspapers published features when,

after 110+ years, Si was finally recognized for his

professional baseball career.
                  * The Orlando Sentinel
                    * The New York Times
                      * The Tampa Tribune
                        * The St. Petersburg Times

... and others from all over the country.

Alan Schwarz of the NY Times did this copyrighted TV interview

with Si shortly before Si's passing: 

http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=292663364 

Finally, the online encyclopedia Wikipedia devotes over two pages

and dozens of links to its entry on Si Simmons. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si_Simmons

Here's a remarkable photo project of people living in three centuries.

http://www.markstoryphotography.com/centuries-statement.php

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