Singer Carly Simons Sister composer Lucy And Opera Soprano Joanna Died In The Same Week

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Carly Simon's two sisters, Emmy-winning mezzo-soprano Joanna Simon and composer Lucy Simon, died within a day of each other.

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"It fills me with sadness to speak about Joanna and Lucy Simon's passing," Carly Simon said in a statement.

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"Their absence will be felt for a long time. As sad as this day is, it is impossible to mourn them without also celebrating their incredible lives."

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According to Lucy's daughter, Julie Simon, Joanna Simon, the eldest of four siblings, died on Wednesday, just one day before her sister Lucy died.

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Peter, their photographer brother, died in 2018 at the age of 71. All three were cancer patients.

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Simon stated. I have no words to describe how I felt when I realised I was the only direct descendant of Richard and Andrea Simon."

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Carly Simon added, "They touched everyone they knew, & those of us they've left behind will be lucky & honoured to carry their memories forward."

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Joanna Simon, who died of thyroid cancer at the age of 85, rose to fame in the opera world and as a concert performer in the 1960s.

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Lucy Simon, 82, received a Tony nomination for her work on the score to "The Secret Garden." She died as a result of metastatic breast cancer.

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