Dolores "Dee" Simonson

July 2, 1934 - December 11, 2019

SIMONSON DOLORES, “Dee” of New York City, died of pneumonia, on December 11th, 2019. Born in Brooklyn, to Frank and Constance Gentile, Dee was the third of her treasured sisters, Ayn and Joan and her cherished younger brother, Nicholas. Dee married her beloved Richard Simonson, “Dick”, on October 27, 1968. Together, they pursued a lifelong passion for the arts, travel, gardening and gathering their family at their second home on Shelter Island, N.Y. for long weekends and scrabble marathons. Dee started her career on Madison Avenue, then switched to residential real estate. She had great success, specializing in the Village, where she and Dick shared their home. She rose to Sr. Vice President at both the Corcuran Group and Douglas Elliman, and was deeply respected by her peers and admired for her fabulous style and sense of humor. Dee was predeceased by Dick on March 31, 2015, her sister Joan and her brother “Nicky”. She is survived by her eldest sibling Ayn, her adoring nieces and nephews, their spouses and children, her cat Petunia, her devoted caregiver Rhokaya and many friends. She will be remembered with enormous love and affection and will be missed dearly by all. Visitation will be held on Sunday December 15th from 2-5 p.m. at Cobble Hill Chapel, 171 Court St. Brooklyn, N.Y. The funeral will be private. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in memory of Dee Simonson, to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Office of Development. P.O. Box 27106, N.Y., N.Y. 10087. Check should be made payable to Memorial Sloan Kettering. Dee was grateful for the extraordinary care she received by her team led by Dr. Steven Hurwitz.