Gilbert “Buddy” Salvatore Simonds, Sr., age 68, of North Beach, MD passed away on September 9, 2012. He was born October 4, 1943 in Washington, DC to Gilbert and Jennie (Russo) Simonds. He was raised and educated in Washington, DC. He married Dolores Boerckel on November 23, 1963. at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Owensville, MD. Buddy was employed by the D.C. school Board as a Boiler Plant Operator until retiring in the 1990’s. He was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, North Beach and Past President of the Beach Buccaneers. Buddy enjoyed playing baseball as well as coaching Babe Ruth and Little League baseball and Buccaneers football. For many years he maintained Kellam Field in Chesapeake Beach
He was preceded in death by his parents Gilbert and Jennie Simonds, sisters Mary Weller and Vita Simonds and a daughter in law Nikki Simonds.
He is survived by his wife Dolores Simonds; two daughters Linda Sullivan and her husband Dave of Chesapeake Beach, MD, Lorrie Magerer and her husband Michael of Dunkirk, MD; four sons Gilbert S. Simonds, Jr. and his wife Trina of Woodstock, GA, John Simonds and his significant other Samantha Williams of Chesapeake Beach, MD Charles Simonds of Scranton, SC and Brian Simonds and his wife Amy of St. Leonard, MD.
Fourteen grandchildren Ashley Simonds and her fiancée Shayne Kenny, Amanda Mackey, Monica Simonds, Brandon Simonds and his fiancée Tayler Cooksey, Shawn Sullivan, John Simonds, Jr., Brianna and Justin Simonds, Timothy Vantassel and his wife Jill, Heather Wiley, Jennifer Magerer, Deanna Reinhart and her fiancée Kent Gregory, Hallie Williams and D.J. Sullivan; two great grandsons Marcus Harrington-Arcuri and Coleman Vantassel; two sisters Jackie Jones of Taylorsville, GA and Joanne Crawley of Hyattsville, MD; two brothers James Simonds and his wife Betty of Dunkirk, MD and William Simonds and his wife Teresa of Kingsport, TN. Also surviving are two aunts, numerous nieces, nephews and in laws.