Obituary of Wesley Clark Simonton

Wesley Clark Simonton, age 93, of Hopkins, MN. Wes was born June 22, 1921 in Cincinnati, OH, and died peacefully in his home in Hopkins on April, 7, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Susan; his daughters, Ann and Katie; and his stepchildren, Charles, Elizabeth, Catherine, Margaret, Thomas, and Carolyn. Wes served in the US Navy, WWII as a Japanese language specialist. He worked for the Columbia University Library Cataloging Department and then at The University of Minnesota Library School as director. Memorials preferred to the Hennepin County Library at Friends of HCL, 300 Nicollet Mall, N-290, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, www.supporthclib.org/give