Simon was my mentor and best friend when I worked with him at Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo in Monroe. The absolute best Herptologist I ever knew, his private collections of venomous snakes and his propagation and husbandry were first rate. The times we shared at work and at your shotgun house in the middle of nowhere. Hail to the King, that 18 foot Ophiophagus hanna, the 23 foot reticulated python, Botyhrops atrox, well too many to name. I know someone who won't forget her experience with Vipera asp. 
Tim Briley will remember his friend forever.

Rest In Peace, Simon, I will never forget our friendship and adventures back in the old Maryland days.

Simon and I met when he was an army medic in Vietnam. I was a civilian public health advisor. He had an interest in snakes, and wrote a monograph on poisonous snakes of that country which was published by the army. When he was about to rotate back to USA, he had two requests: Write a letter to the army that might help him do another tour in Vietnam and keep three pythons for him! My wife and I said we would keep one. We did, and Simon returned but to a place too distant for us to see him again. The snake was put in the hands of a 3rd party to take to Simon, but I don't think it ever arrived. The roof fell in, wife and newborn son were evacuated, and I left many months later. 


I was saddened by the news of Simon’s passing. I developed a friendship with Simon via the Bob Dylan Free Tape Library and became a frequent subscriber to all of the great shows Simon’s service provided to the fans. I had an opportunity to meet the man while on a trip to L.A. back in the late 90s. He graciously invited me to his home to see the library operation and we spent the afternoon looking through all of the great shows and videos he had available. It was quite an operation. I met his dog and his wife and I will always cherish the time I spent talking with Simon that day. He was a good man with great insights on life and music. He will be missed. God bless you Simon. Thanks for the memories and all of the great music you so freely shared with the world. 

Simon got many Dylan concert collectors, including me,  started with his sharing of his Dylan tape collection. While the collection of tapes waned due to digitization and electronic sharing, we must remember that many of the original sources came from Simon. Heartfelt thanks and sympathy are due.

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7 octobre 1944 – 17 octobre 2019

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