Individual Details
Iriving Simos
(14 Aug 1922 - 9 Dec 1990)
Research: The Washington Post, 11 Dec 1990, p. B6 Obituaries
IRVING "OZZIE" SIMOS
NIH Official
Irving "Ozzie" Simos, 68, a psychologist who spent 30 years with the National Institutes of Health before retiring in 1987 as a deputy branch chief, died Dec. 9 at Suburban Hospital. He had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Dr. Simos came to the Washington area and joined NIH in 1957. Over the years, his posts included that of executive secretary of the small grants section at the National Institute of Mental Health. He retired as deputy chief of the referral and review branch of the NIH's research grants division.
After retiring from NIH, he was a volunteer counselor in Rockville with A Woman's Place, an arm of the Montgomery County Women's Commission.
He was a fellow of the American Psychological Association and Sigma Xi, an honorary scientific society. He was a member of the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology and Congregation Beth El in Bethesda.
Dr. Simos, who lived in Bethesda, was a native of St. Paul, Minn. He received bachelor's and master's degrees and a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
He served on the faculty of the University of Nebraska from 1949 to 1955. He then spent two years at the Veterans Administration Hospital at Perry Point, Md., where he was a supervisory psychologist, before joining NIH.
His hobbies included the violin. He performed with the Montgomery County Symphony and the NIH chamber orchestra.
His marriage to Jacqueline Simos ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Charlotte Simos of Potomac; their son, Daniel, of Gaithersburg; a stepdaughter, Frances W. Tribe of Orinda, Calif.; and four grandchildren
IRVING "OZZIE" SIMOS
NIH Official
Irving "Ozzie" Simos, 68, a psychologist who spent 30 years with the National Institutes of Health before retiring in 1987 as a deputy branch chief, died Dec. 9 at Suburban Hospital. He had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Dr. Simos came to the Washington area and joined NIH in 1957. Over the years, his posts included that of executive secretary of the small grants section at the National Institute of Mental Health. He retired as deputy chief of the referral and review branch of the NIH's research grants division.
After retiring from NIH, he was a volunteer counselor in Rockville with A Woman's Place, an arm of the Montgomery County Women's Commission.
He was a fellow of the American Psychological Association and Sigma Xi, an honorary scientific society. He was a member of the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology and Congregation Beth El in Bethesda.
Dr. Simos, who lived in Bethesda, was a native of St. Paul, Minn. He received bachelor's and master's degrees and a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
He served on the faculty of the University of Nebraska from 1949 to 1955. He then spent two years at the Veterans Administration Hospital at Perry Point, Md., where he was a supervisory psychologist, before joining NIH.
His hobbies included the violin. He performed with the Montgomery County Symphony and the NIH chamber orchestra.
His marriage to Jacqueline Simos ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Charlotte Simos of Potomac; their son, Daniel, of Gaithersburg; a stepdaughter, Frances W. Tribe of Orinda, Calif.; and four grandchildren
Events
| Birth | 14 Aug 1922 | St. Paul, MN | |||
| Marriage | 25 Dec 1952 | Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States - Charlotte Frances Mahler | |||
| Death | 9 Dec 1990 | Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, United States | |||
| Reference No (Family) | 1946 - Charlotte Frances Mahler | ||||
| Alt name | Ozzie | ||||
| Occupation | Psychologist, National Institutes of Health | ||||
| Education | University of Minnesota | ||||
| Death cause | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehring's Disease) |
Families
| Spouse | Charlotte Frances Mahler |
| Child | Daniel Meyer Simos |