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Richard Simmons’s last confirmed Facebook post before his death was a birthday thank-you published on July 12, 2024. He died the next day, July 13, at age 76. A separate “fly you to the moon” caption was prepared for July 14 and shared by his staff after his death; it was not a new message written that Sunday.
Which post did Richard Simmons publish before his death?
On July 12, 2024—his birthday—Simmons thanked people for their birthday messages on Facebook and said he was writing emails, according to ABC News. Simmons was born on July 12, 1948. His birthday post appeared one day before his death, but the reporting does not establish the exact number of hours between the post and his death.
What was the “fly you to the moon” post?
The space-themed post was intended for Sunday, July 14. It featured Simmons in a NASA space suit against a colorful, galactic-looking background, with the caption: “Let me fly you to the moon so we can gaze among the stars. Love, Richard.”
His staff shared it on July 20 and explained that Simmons prepared his weekend posts in advance. In the staff’s words, as transcribed by ABC News: “As you know, on the weekends, he would just share a photo with a caption. He always chose his photos and wrote his captions for the upcoming weekend by Friday.” ABC News reported the explanation on July 22. The post’s intended date was July 14, but Simmons died the day before; staff shared the prepared message afterward.
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| Post | Timing | What happened |
|---|---|---|
| Birthday thank-you | Published July 12, 2024 | Simmons posted it himself on Facebook, one day before his death. |
| Space-suit caption | Prepared for July 14, 2024 | Simmons’s staff shared it on July 20 after his death, explaining that he had prepared weekend posts ahead of time. |
When and how did Simmons die?
Simmons died at his Los Angeles home on July 13, 2024, aged 76. ABC News reported the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s account that he experienced a fall on July 11, spent July 12 in bed, and was found unresponsive the following day. The medical examiner listed the cause of death as “sequelae of blunt traumatic injuries” and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease as a contributing condition, according to ABC News. The circumstances of his death do not change the distinction between the message he published on July 12 and the post prepared for July 14.
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