Charles Simmons, 47, Reading, departed this life on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. He was born Dec. 25, 1963, a son of Annie Simmons and the late Charles Gordon. Charles was a loving father who loved his ...

Courtesy Photo-Dr. Charles W. Simmons, president and founder of Sojourner-Douglass College at 200 N. Central Ave. in Baltimore, recently celebrated his Sixth Annual Scholarship Award Banquet.