Obituaries Related to "Sims" from New York Times Archive
Pete La Roca Sims, Distinctive Jazz Drummer, Dies at 74
Mr. Sims was one of the leading drummers of the postbop era of 1950s and ’60s.
Danny Sims, Producer Who Signed Bob Marley, Dies at 75
Mr. Sims was a pivotal figure in the success of the reggae star Bob Marley when he was little known outside of Jamaica.
Tom Sims, Pioneer in Sport of Snowboarding, Dies at 61
Mr. Sims was credited with inventing one of the earliest snowboards and, as a world-champion competitor, with helping to further the acceptance of snowboarding in the sporting world.
Ruth Sims, First Woman Elected to Lead Greenwich, Dies at 92
Mrs. Sims, a Democrat in the historically Republican Connecticut town, succeeded in the 1977 race for first selectman after two recounts and a second vote.
Naomi Sims, 61, Pioneering Cover Girl, Is Dead
Ms. Sims’s appearance on the cover of Ladies’ Home Journal in November 1968 was a consummate moment of the Black is Beautiful movement.
Pete La Roca Sims, Distinctive Jazz Drummer, Dies at 74
Mr. Sims was one of the leading drummers of the postbop era of 1950s and ’60s.
Danny Sims, Producer Who Signed Bob Marley, Dies at 75
Mr. Sims was a pivotal figure in the success of the reggae star Bob Marley when he was little known outside of Jamaica.
Tom Sims, Pioneer in Sport of Snowboarding, Dies at 61
Mr. Sims was credited with inventing one of the earliest snowboards and, as a world-champion competitor, with helping to further the acceptance of snowboarding in the sporting world.
Ruth Sims, First Woman Elected to Lead Greenwich, Dies at 92
Mrs. Sims, a Democrat in the historically Republican Connecticut town, succeeded in the 1977 race for first selectman after two recounts and a second vote.
Naomi Sims, 61, Pioneering Cover Girl, Is Dead
Ms. Sims’s appearance on the cover of Ladies’ Home Journal in November 1968 was a consummate moment of the Black is Beautiful movement.
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