From the farm to the trustee table: Hays CISD remembers a district pioneer

Editor’s note – Over the past week, the Hays CISD community has mourned the loss of Delvin John “Red” Simon, who passed away at the age of 91 at his home. Simon, who was the owner of Red Simon Ford in San Marcos for many years, is remembered as an integral cog in creating what today is Hays CISD. Below is a piece written by Jim Cullen in 2009 that is mounted at the school that was named for him – Simon Middle School. 

By Jim Cullen

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen Delvin John “Red” Simon was born to his parents, Hugo and Paula Simon, on September 24, 1925, there was no way the Hemphill farming couple could predict that their sixth and last child would one day make the mark he eventually did on his hometown.