Sam Simon died on Sunday from colon cancer . He had initially been given just three months to live when diagnosed in 2012 . Last November he described his illness as the ' most amazing experience of my life ' , because he was surrounded by his loved ones . he helped created the hit cartoon but retired from The Simpsons in 1993 and his severance package cost him about $ 10 million a year . A big animal rights advocate he vowed that after his death all his money would go to charity .
Sam Simon died on Sunday from colon cancer . He had initially been given just three months to live when diagnosed in 2012 . Last November he described his illness as the 'most amazing experience of my life ' , because he was surrounded by his loved ones . Simon helped created the hit cartoon but retired from The Simpsons in 1993 and his severance package earned him about $ 10 million a year . A big animal rights advocate he decided that after his death all his money would go to charity .