Raymond E. Sims, 58, of Joliet, Illinois, died on September 2, 2014. He was survived by his wife Patricia Sims, father Edgar Sims, stepfather Larry Nichols, and siblings Joy Haddix, Gordon Sims, Clayton Sims, and Ronald Sims, along with an extended circle of in-laws, nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at Goodale Memorial Chapel in Lockport, with interment at Resurrection Cemetery in Romeoville; the family asked for donations to the American Diabetes Foundation in lieu of flowers.

Sims’s death.

Does anyone have reliable information about the circumstances of his death or knew Raymond and can share details?