Edward Comstock Morton ’37

Ed died at 86 of complications from cancer on Oct. 23, 2001, at his Baltimore home. Born in Baltimore, he attended the Calvert and Gilman Schools. He majored in history at Princeton, then attended Harvard Business School.

He served in the Army from 1941 to 1946 in North Africa and Italy. Recalled in 1951, he served two years in Germany. He was discharged with the rank of captain. When Ed retired he was an account executive for investment banking company Chapin, Davis & Co. He enjoyed playing golf at home and in Siesta Keys, Fla., and was a member of the Bachelor's Cotillion, the Baltimore Assembly, and Sons of the Revolution.

His wife of 52 years, Florence Smith, died in 2000. A son, Edward C., Jr., died in 1977. He is survived by a son, Robert, a daughter, Linda '77, and two grandsons. The class extends its condolences.

The Class of 1937