This is an obituary of Frank M. Simmons, a Springfield College alumnus, published on May 8, 1964. It introduces when and where Simmons passed, his education and work experiences, his contribution during World War II, and his religious affiliation. There is also a photograph of Frank Simmons from the year of 1950. The obituary appeared in The Waltham News Tribune. Frank M. Simmons was born in Bedford, Quebec. He graduated from Springfield College in 1923. He was a member of Springfield College’s championship soccer team and served as the president of the Newton Rotary Club. During World War II he was a Red Cross first aid instructor, was active in local defense work and belonged to the Coast Guard Auxiliary Temporary Reserve. For 43 years, he worked as a physical education instructor, coach, athletic trainer, director of health and physical education in the Newton school system. In 1961, Springfield College awarded him the Tarbell Medallion. Simmons died in 1965.
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