SURREY sa国际传媒� Tracy Lasorsa-Simon, the wife of retired BC Lions all-star receiver Geroy Simon, has died, according to .
Lasorsa-Simon lived in the Cloverdale area in the Lower Mainland, and her husband works for the CFL squad at its headquarters in Surreysa国际传媒檚 Whalley neighbourhood.
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The cause of death was not made public by the team.
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The Simon family has requested privacy at this time, the club stated.
Last August at a backyard event in the Port Kells area of Surrey, Simon and his wife were among those celebrating the final concert performed by the Canadian band The Tragically Hip. Partygoers watched the band perform on a big screen, in a concert televised nationally from Kingston, Ont.
The game of football was a common bond among many of those at the event, through the program at Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary in Cloverdale.
The Now-Leader talked with Simon that evening, .
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