Simon and Schuster in 1958, he found a bronze plaque on his desk designed by Richard Simon that said, "Give the reader a break." This was a reminder to every editor that their job was to make things as easy and clear for the reader as possible. Simon retired in 1957 after having two heart attacks. Personal life On August 3, 1934, Simon married Andrea Heinemann who worked as a switchboard operator at Simon & Schuster. Raised in Philadelphia, Andrea was the daughter of a Cuban-born, Roman Catholic mother, Asuncion Maria del Rio, and a German-speaking Swiss father who had abandoned the family. (Andrea also asserted she was of partial "Moorish" origin based on her mother's exotic looks, but was in fact of Afro-Cuban descent). They had four children: former opera Mezzo-soprano singer and New York real estate agent, Joanna Simon Broadway score writer Lucy Simon singer-songwriter Carly Simon nationally renowned photographer, Peter Simon (1947–2018) Death Simon died in 1960 after suffering a heart attack. Simon was a resident of Fieldston, an area within Riverdale in the Bronx. References External links Timeline 1898–1899 Finding aid to Richard L. Simon papers at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library. 1899 births 1960 deaths American book publishers (people) American military personnel of World War I American people of German-Jewish descent Businesspeople from New York City Columbia College (New York) alumni People from Riverdale, Bronx Carly Simon Simon & Schuster books Simon family (publishing)