Obituary from the Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan for Doreen Simmons, ‘our beloved and unforgettable Council member’ [DS contributed two articles to the Transactions; ‘From Sumo to Cyberspace’, 2001, and ‘A Decathlete’, 2006]. Begins with a selection of DS’s messages to members of the Council sent in the last year of her life. She was clearly still working and actively engaged in the Society and elsewhere during her last months: the last is dated 17 February 2018 and is the only one which refers to her knowledge that she did not have much longer to live. Followed by tributes from four members of the Society. 9 page pdf.