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Terry Allan Simmons | |
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 Simmons at Vancouver Maritime Museum in 2020 | |
| Born | April 12, 1946 Butte, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 2020 (aged 74) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Resting place | Surrey Centre Cemetery, Surrey British Columbia |
| Nationality | American/Canadian |
| Education | UC Santa Cruz, Simon Fraser University, University of Minnesota, UC Berkeley |
| Known for | Co-founder of the Sierra Club of BC, participant of the "Don't Make a Wave Committee" |
Terry Allan Simmons (April 12, 1946 – November 14, 2020) was a Canadian-American lawyer and cultural geographer, and the founder of the British Columbia Sierra Club.[1][2] In this role, he participated in the Don't Make A Wave Committee, understood as the origin of the environmental organization Greenpeace.[3]
Though unnoticed at the time, Simmons' death was subsequently reported by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,[4] as well as the French-language Radio-Canada[5]
There is a plaque on the False Creek sea wall in Vancouver, that commemorates Greenpeace's inaugural voyage and the people on the ship. Simmons' name is listed on that plaque.[4]
- ^ "History and Values".
- ^ "New book details 50 years of the Sierra Club in B.C. - CBC News". CBC. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "Crew of the Greenpeace – Voyage Documentation (Vancouver to Amchitka: 1971)".
- ^ a b "Death of Greenpeace pioneer Terry Simmons in November went largely 'unremarked,' says Vancouver friend - CBC News". CBC. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Terry Simmons, écologiste et pionnier de Greenpeace, est décédé".