Victoria Penate | Staff Writer For his years of service, Dr. Simi Lyss was inducted into the Nevada County Fairgrounds Hall of Fame in September. Submitted by Wendy Oaks Dr. Simi Lyss lived in Nevada City with his wife, Cookie Lyss, after retiring from active medical practice in 1999. Submitted to The Union Dr. Simi Lyss touched the lives of many in the community. “He was a very kind person,” said his wife, Cookie Lyss. “There were many people that he helped, just by listening.” Dr. Lyss died Saturday. He was 84. Cookie Lyss said her husband, born in Chicago Park and a member of Nevada Union High School’s 1953 first graduating class, loved the area and wanted to return to it when he retired from active practice in 1999.