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David Dwight Morrison

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David Dwight Morrison

Birth
Dayton, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Death
29 Nov 2004 (aged 74)
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Burial
West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden of Honor, Lot 461, Grave D
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David Dwight Morrison, 74, died at 7:02 AM Monday, Nov. 29, 2004, in the St. Elizabeth Medical Center emergency room. Born Feb. 26, 1930, in Dayton, IN, he had been a lifelong resident of TIppecanoe County. He was a 1949 graduate of West Lafayette High School and attended Ball State University. On June 7, 1953, he married K. Diane Lipsett at Frankfort, and she survives.

Mr. Morrison was a retired West Lafayette police officer, serving from 1955 to 1975. He was superintendent of Purdue University golf courses from 1975 until his retirement in 1994. He served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, American Legion Post 11, and was active in the West Side Youth Baseball Program. He was an avid outdoorsman.

Surviving with his wife are three daughters, Julie (& Brent) Weatherwax of Lafayette, Kitty (& Jeff) Hodge of West Lafayette, and Sarah (& Greg) Notestine of Columbus; a son, Dan (& Sherrie) Morrison of West Lafayette; two sisters, Ruth Jones and Pat (& Dean) Ribordy, both of Lafayette; a brother, John Morrison of Monticello; and 15 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Albertha (Golden) Morrison.
--Lafayette Journal & Courier - Wed 12/1/2004, page 10
David Dwight Morrison, 74, died at 7:02 AM Monday, Nov. 29, 2004, in the St. Elizabeth Medical Center emergency room. Born Feb. 26, 1930, in Dayton, IN, he had been a lifelong resident of TIppecanoe County. He was a 1949 graduate of West Lafayette High School and attended Ball State University. On June 7, 1953, he married K. Diane Lipsett at Frankfort, and she survives.

Mr. Morrison was a retired West Lafayette police officer, serving from 1955 to 1975. He was superintendent of Purdue University golf courses from 1975 until his retirement in 1994. He served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, American Legion Post 11, and was active in the West Side Youth Baseball Program. He was an avid outdoorsman.

Surviving with his wife are three daughters, Julie (& Brent) Weatherwax of Lafayette, Kitty (& Jeff) Hodge of West Lafayette, and Sarah (& Greg) Notestine of Columbus; a son, Dan (& Sherrie) Morrison of West Lafayette; two sisters, Ruth Jones and Pat (& Dean) Ribordy, both of Lafayette; a brother, John Morrison of Monticello; and 15 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Albertha (Golden) Morrison.
--Lafayette Journal & Courier - Wed 12/1/2004, page 10


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