Career
A waymarker commemorates the gift. Sims moved to New Portuguese Richey in 1922 from Great Neck, New New York He purchased property during the 1925-1926 land boom.
Sims" wife Marjorie earned the first Chasco Fiesta Queen title in 1922 at the first of the annual incarnation of the fundraising event linked to a legend honoring Native Americans who once inhabited the area.