John Franklin Simmons

Background

Simmons, John Franklin was born on October 5, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

Education

Student, University Detroit, 1968-1970; student, University Hawaii, 1971.

Career

Child care worker, Wayne County Child Development Center, Plymouth, Michigan, 1967-1968; child care worker, Detroit Psychiatric Institute, 1968-1970.

Achievements

• John Franklin Simmons has been listed as a notable writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Republican Presidential Commission Task Force, 1986, National Republican Senatorial Inner Circle Inaguration, Washington, 1989, Presidential Round Table, Washington, 1989. Co-founder Battle Normandy Museum, Caen, France, American Air Force Museum, Duxford, England, National Law Enforcement Memorial Building, Washington, Police Hall of Fame, Miami, Florida, United States Naval Memorial Building, Washington. With United States Army, 1964-1967.

Member United States Naval Institute, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Federation of Police, New York Academy of Sciences, International Association Chiefs of Police (life), International Platform Association, Order of Michael the Archangel (knight chevalier 1989), Venerable Order of St. Francis of Assisi (Humanitarian award 1989).

Interests

• Avocations: books, music, collecting art, nature, traveling.

Connections

Son of John Edward Simmons and Valeria Octavia (Spiller) Gibson. M. Debra Maxine Powell, October, 1962 (divorced January 1964). 1 child, Tracey Aileen.

Married Laura Alice Jones, January 8, 1965 (divorced October 1979). Children: John Marque, Carla Valeria. Married Lynda Marie Watkins, December 2, 1979 (divorced September 1991).

Children: Lisa Marie, Joshua Franklin.

Father:

John Edward Simmons Gibson

Mother:

Valeria Octavia (Spiller) Gibson

Spouse:

Laura Alice Jones

Spouse:

Lynda Marie Watkins

child:

Lisa Marie Simmons

child:

Joshua Franklin Simmons

child:

Tracey Aileen Simmons

child:

Carla Valeria Simmons

child:

John Marque Simmons