Terry A. Simmons
Terry Allan Simmons | |
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Simmons at Vancouver Maritime Museum in 2020 | |
| Born | April 12, 1946 Butte, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 2020 (aged 74) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Resting place | Surrey Centre Cemetery, Surrey British Columbia |
| Nationality | American/Canadian |
| Education | UC Santa Cruz, Simon Fraser University, University of Minnesota, UC Berkeley |
| Known for | Co-founder of the Sierra Club of BC, participant of the "Don't Make a Wave Committee" |
Terry Allan Simmons (April 12, 1946 – November 14, 2020) was a Canadian-American lawyer and cultural geographer, and the founder of the British Columbia Sierra Club. In this role, he participated in the Don't Make A Wave Committee, understood as the origin of the environmental organization Greenpeace.
Though unnoticed at the time, Simmons' death was subsequently reported by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as the French-language Radio-Canada
There is a plaque on the False Creek sea wall in Vancouver, that commemorates Greenpeace's inaugural voyage and the people on the ship. Simmons' name is listed on that plaque.