Birth date: Jul 31, 1947 Death date: Jun 30, 2017
JR Simpson died peacefully on Friday, June 30, 2017, following an extended illness. Born in Milledgeville, Georgia, to Roscoe and Martha Overman Simpson, JR graduated Georgia Military College where he was cadet Battalion Commander Read Obituary
Johnny and I were very close friends in middle school years, many fun times at Lake Sinclair. We lost contact after high school.
I was sorry to see his obituary. Please accept my condolences in his passing.
I will always remember J.R. as a coworker at GSA in the telecommunications field. I met he and Sandye in Virginia when GSA's telecommunications was moving from "POTS" to long distance/data and the Cloud. He was someone I looked up to because he a look of someone who knew alot about telecom. Now, after reading about his life, I see that he really did know alot. Sandye, was so thrilled to be his partner and always smiled when they were together. When I moved to Texas 8 years ago, I kept in touch with Sandye who also works here too. I know this is a hard time for the family to feel such a loss of a loved one as he was. My prayers and thoughts will be with the family. Julie Belindo
JR, Stephen, and Dan were not like my Brithers, they were my Brithers. Our families had many joyous family get to gathers, but our special one was at Christmas. We enjoyed the togetherness, jokes, eating, and opening presents. We always remembered Jesus's Bithhday by holding hands and thanking him for something he had done for us that year. I could go on and on but there is one memory I must share. My husband had an old pick up truck named Rose Bud. The three Simpson boys would get on theback and he would take them flying through Hardwvk. No seat belts or safety devices. God looked after them. One day they got stuck in the mud and returned looking deplorable. What good fun they had. JR was a good man. He served in the military for our freedom so we would not have to be exposed to cruel acts of some countries. He was only good to his friends and family, he assisted in helping a family relocate to the U.S. From another country so they could live a better quality of life. I could could go on and on about his great qualities but the tears rolling down my cheeks tell me Johnny says that's enough. RIP I love u Mel
I have no words to describe how much JR meant to Bill and I. He was more a brother to me than a friend. Always loved to joke around and make everyone happy. I truly believe that he and Bill are having an awesome time right now. They were the best of friends. You were truly loved!
It was an honor to know Johnny during my 4 years at GMC.
David N. Gibbs
Athens, GA
