This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Patricia Simmons, former director of Akron Zoo, passes away after 5 ...

The North Carolina Zoo announced on Monday that its director and CEO, Pat Simmons, has died after a five-year battle with ...

Simmons directed the planning for the 12.5-acre Asia exhibit, the zoo’s first expansion in three decades. It’s scheduled to ...

In the final weeks before fitness legend Richard Simmons died at age 76, those closest to him say he was energized by a new ...

The North Carolina Zoo shared the sad news Monday that Pat Simmons, the zoo's director and CEO since 2015, has died after a fight with cancer.

"When we reconnected, it was a completely different Richard," says Tom Estey, who was Simmons' publicist for decades, adding ...

NC Zoo Director Pat Simmons dies after 'courageous' cancer battle ...

Bill Simmons lauded the Miami Heat's strategic moves as of late, particularly the acquisition a hidden gem in Simone ...

"Richard was very much about the enthusiasm of just getting things going. We just had fun," Leonard says of their creative ...

Simmons’s death, however, dashed any hopes that the frizzy-haired tornado of energy and empathy would reemerge from ...

It's been nearly a year since the reclusive aerobics guru died the day after his 76th birthday from a fall and underlying ...