Merle Simmons Suffers Fatal Heart Attack While at Track, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-26

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Merle Simmons Suffers Fatal Heart Attack While at Track TrackSUFFOLK SUFFOLK DOWNS East Boston Mass May 25 Merle Simmons trainer of a public stable racing at Suffolk Downs was stricken with a heart attack this morning while supervising the duties around the table and died in the track ambulance en route to Chelsea Memorial Hospital SJmmqns was born inBenton Illinois 43 e a and one ofnuie boys Hari old O Simmons twin brother of the de ¬ ceased and two other brothers Gene and Carlton were present when Merle was taken ill illSimmons Simmons who has been making his home for the past six years at 467 Broad ¬ way Haverhill Mass is survived by his v ndow Marie and two children Merylene and John Merylene is living in Miami Florida John who was at the track this morning resides at the Haverhill address Arrangements for services and interment will be announced later u uY Y


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