Carly Simon mourns sisters who died one day apart

Carly Simon is grieving the loss of her two older sisters, Lucy and Joanna Simon, who both succumbed to cancer one day apart.

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Joanna Simon, the eldest of the Simon sisters and a well-known opera soprano and Emmy-winning TV correspondent, passed away on Wednesday atthe age of 85 from thyroid cancer.

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Larry Ciancia, Larry Simon's manager. Ciancia also confirmed that Lucy Simon, the composer of the Broadway musical "The Secret Garden," passed away on Thursday at the age of 82 after battling breast cancer.

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"Their loss will linger and be painful. Even though today is a sad day, Carly Simon observed, "it's hard to grieve them without celebrating their amazing lives.

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"We were three sisters who were secret shares as well as taking turns blazing trails and marking paths for one another.

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The children were born to Simon & Schuster publisher Richard Simon and his wife, Andrea.

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Their photographer brother Peter passed away from cancer in 2018 at the age of 71.

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The singer of "You're So Vain" stated, "I have no words to describe the feeling of suddenly becoming the only direct offspring of Richard and Andrea Simon.

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They had a profound impact on everyone they met, and those of us left behind will be fortunate and privileged to preserve their memory.

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