With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Brian Paul Simmons on October 25, 2024, in Superior, Arizona.

Brian started life on March 7, 1965, in Loveland, Colorado. Brian graduated from Absarokee High School and Montana Tech, School of Mines and Engineering.  Between high school and college, Brian started his mining career at Stillwater Mine in Nye, Montana. While working in Beatty Nevada, Brian met his wife Kym. They were married on August 20, 1994. Together they built a life with their two daughters. Through it all, Brain remained a rock for his family, turning each move into an adventure and each new town into a memory.

Brian never knew a stranger.  His laughter and stories will forever echo in the hearts of those who loved him. He was a big, tough man with a romantic heart who loved dancing, music, and cowboy poetry. Brian was a free spirit. In every mountain peak, river's edge, and forest trail, Brian felt God's divine presence. Guided by the spirit of the land, he believed, "Sunsets are a marvelous phenomenon. They are symbolic of God's approval at the end of the day. Sunrises are similar, of course. They give us a prelude of what each coming day may hold. There is beauty and good in every day if only we take the time to see it."

Brian achieved his goal of retiring by his 59th birthday from Cementation in March of 2024 to pursue his dreams of exploring the beauty of our great country. His hobbies followed him into retirement. Camping, off-roading, traveling, and his most prized hobby, hunting which he enjoyed with numerous friends and most importantly his father, journeying to multiple continents and states.

He leaves behind not only his immediate and extended family but also many friends who became his chosen family. Brian was preceded in death by his wife, Kym.  Brian is survived by daughters Kailee and Johnna, parents John and Marilyn Simmons, sisters, Renee (Dave), Laura (John), and nephew Wayne. Though he is no longer with us, his spirit and legacy live on in those who loved him.

Viewing on November 1st, 2024 at the Superior Funeral Home from 4:30-6:00.

The memorial services will be on November 2nd, 2024 at the VFW in Superior, AZ at 2:00 pm and on November 16th, 2024 at Miller Ranch 14 Miller Road Absarokee, MT at 2:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Rocky Moutain Elk Foundation, Montana Technological University, School of Mines and Engineering, or Wallace Idaho Elks Lodge #331.