Lee was a warm-hearted man, who made friends easily.  He loved to fish and work at construction jobs so that he wouldn't be cooped up indoors, because Lee loved being outside.  He made many life-long friends, but his best friend was his dog, Patches.  He had a wonderful sense of humor and was a very sentimental person-he easily teared up at anything touching.  He will be greatly missed.

Survivors include his father and mother, Roger and Dorothy Simmons of Brookings, SD; four siblings: Shelly (John) Zajic, of Astoria, SD, April (Gordy) Clarin, of Brookings, SD, Casey Simmons, of Brookings, SD, and Joshua (Flavia Cesa) Simmons, of CA; three daughters: Jamie, Brittany, and Emily; one grandson Keegan; and two nieces, Pheobe Mcdonald, and Kaiya Simmons.