Celia
Elizabeth Black, 45, of Point
Richmond
,
California
died of brain disease Friday at a hospital there after a lengthy illness.
Ms
Black was born in Quonset Point RI, and was christened as an infant at the
Naval
Academy Chapel. She attended schools in various cities where her father was
stationed.
She
worked as an executive secretary before her illness Her interests included
gardening.
Surviving
are her husband Lee Simms, her father and stepmother retired Navy Rear Adm J
Dean and Emily Black of
San Diego
,
Calif
and her sister Cheron Jane Hargrave of Annapolis She was also the sister of the
late Navy Lt JG Gregory Dean Black.
Her
ashes will be scattered in
Hawaii
and a family memorial service will be held at a later date.
From The Capital newspaper in
Annapolis
,
MD April 8, 1993