Richard P.
Simmons, an American metallurgist, industrialist and philanthropist, died on April 23, 2026. He was 94.
Simmons was born on May 3, 1931, and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology beginning in 1949. He became a metallurgist at Allegheny Ludlum Steel in Pittsburgh in 1953, later worked for other steel companies, and returned to Allegheny Ludlum in 1968. He became chief executive in 1972 and, during his tenure, took the company public and led a management buyout. Simmons also served as a director, trustee or trustee emeritus for institutions including MIT, PNC Financial Services, Pittsburgh National Bank, US Airways, Sewickley Valley Hospital, the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh.
Richard P. Simmons, 94, American metallurgist, industrialist and philanthropist.