article_snippet: Sam Simon has died following a long and difficult battle with colon cancer.
article_snippet: The 59-year-old had initially been diagnosed with his illness in 2012 when Sam Simon was given just three months to live.
article_snippet: Sam Simon died at home in L.A. on Sunday surrounded by Sam Simon family and Sam Simon beloved dog.
article_snippet: Sam Simon has died following a long and difficult battle with colon cancer.
article_snippet: The 59-year-old had initially been diagnosed in 2012 when Sam Simon was given just three months to live .
article_snippet: Cancer is a horrible disease,' Sam Simon said. '
highlights_snippet: Sam Simon died on Sunday from colon cancer .
  
highlights_snippet: Sam Simon had initially been given just three months to live when diagnosed in 2012 .
  