Brian Simmonds

Brian Richard Simmonds, 51, of Davenport, formerly of Lansing, died suddenly Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove, IL. Brian was an organ donor and many will benefit from his generosity. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

Brian was born to Clarke and Sheila Simmonds in Biloxi, MS. He graduated from Kee High School in Lansing in 1986. He received his associates degree in Electronics from Hamilton Tech in Davenport. He worked as an Industrial Electrician at North Star Steel following college. He started his IT career at Sprint and was currently employed with RSM as an IT consultant for the past 15 years.

Brian enjoyed spending his time with family and neighbors. He loved his job and the team at RSM where he worked. He was great at solving problems and loved learning about new technologies.

Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Brenda; his children, Kristofer (17), Kacie (15) and Kellie (11); his parents, Clarke and Sheila (Marti) Simmonds; his brother, Kevin Simmonds of Lansing; and his sisters-in-law, Bonnie Heydeman, Becky Boots and Jean (Matt) Overstake; and several nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.