▁Kath le en ▁Mc Le an ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁They ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁World ' s ▁Fair ▁a ▁year ▁earlier . ▁They ▁had ▁four ▁children ▁together ; ▁Carol yn , ▁Brian , ▁John ▁and ▁Robin . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Sim pson ▁retired ▁from ▁E TV ▁and ▁teaching ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Verm ont , ▁but ▁he ▁never ▁rest ed . ▁A ▁new ▁home ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁Ferr is burgh , ▁Verm ont ▁near ▁Lake ▁Champ lain . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Charlotte , ▁Verm ont ▁and ▁Ferr is burgh ▁G range , ▁Ver gen nes ▁Rot ary , ▁garden ing , ▁and ▁grand - ▁children . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁Ver gen nes ▁American ▁Leg ion ▁Post ▁ 1 4 ▁hon ored ▁him ▁for ▁his ▁instrument al ▁community ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁B ix by ▁Library . ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁health ▁comp lications , ▁a ▁move ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁l odge ▁at ▁Sh el bur ne ▁Bay ▁in ▁Sh el bur ne , ▁Verm ont ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁l odge ▁at ▁Ot ter ▁Creek ▁in ▁Middle bury , ▁Verm ont ▁where ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁de cade ▁he ▁c ared ▁for ▁her . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Sim pson ▁died ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Middle bury , ▁Verm ont ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9