Simon 'Bones' Palacio

Simon was born in Miami, Florida in 1984. After graduating a Philadelphia area high school in 2002, Simon enlisted in the US Navy for the submarine nuclear propulsion program and served his time aboard the USS Toledo (SSN 769). While in naval service he took an interest in skydiving (2003) and began using all his free time and leave to pursue it. Simon became a licensed skydiving instructor in 2006. He left the Navy in 2008 as a first class petty officer to go to college on the Post 9/11 GI bill. Simon worked as a professional skydiver throughout college and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, in 2013. Simon has organized several skydiving state and national records while also participating in several world skydiving records. Simon currently lives in midtown of Houston, TX where he practices several hobbies including beer brewing and bee keeping.