William E. Simon

He went into the wedlock with Carol Girard Simon in 1950. Together the couple was blessed with seven children - two sons and five daughters.

The death of Carol in 1995 led him to remarry in 1996 to Tonia Adams Donnelley. The couple lived together until his death in 2000.

During his life, he was involved in several humanitarian and philanthropic activities. He established the William E. Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic at U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

William Edward Simon was born on November 27, 1927 to Eleanor and Charles Simon Jr in Paterson, New Jersey. His father was an insurance executive by profession.

He completed his formal education from Newark Academy. It was here that he was drafted to serve in the US Army Infantry. Relieved from his duties, he resumed his studies.

He enrolled at the Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and received his BA degree in 1952. While at the college, he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

Immediately after completing his education, he commenced his career by working for Union Securities.

Very soon, he took up the position of Vice President of Weeden & Co. However, he quit the same to serve as the senior partner and member of the seven-man Executive Committee. His profile included being in charge of the Government and Municipal Bond department at Salmon Brothers.

In 1973, he left his prolific Wall Street career to work as a deputy treasury secretary in Richard Nixon regime. His profile included restructuring and improving U.S. financial institutions

His outstanding wok capabilities and brilliance earned him the post of director of the Federal Energy Office. With this, he became the first administrator of the organization. It was during this time that he became popularly known as the energy czar.

Meanwhile, he also took over as the head of the President’s Oil Policy Committee and played an influential role in revising the mandatory oil import program in Aril 1973.

For his contribution and work as the Secretary of Treasury, he was awarded the Alexander Hamilton Award, the Treasury Department's highest honor in 1977.

In 1977, he was conferred with the title Collar of the Republic/Order of the Nile by President Anwar Sadat of Egypt.

In 1976, he received the U.S. Senator John Heinz Award for Greatest Public Service by an Elected or Appointed Official, by Jefferson Awards.

For his career in sports, he received numerous awards and honors including the Olympic Torch and the Olympic Order, the highest honors, respectively, of the United States Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee

In 1975, he threw out the first pitch of the World Series at Boston's Fenway Park on behalf of President Ford.