Morris B. Floyd ’58

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Morry died Nov. 12, 2022, in Lexington, Ky. He was 86.

He came to Princeton from Culver Military Academy, where he was president of the senior class, a member of the Lancers in the Black Horse Troop, and participated in basketball, soccer, and golf. At Princeton, he was a member of Quadrangle Club, the Undergraduate Council and Orange Key. He roomed with John McLean, Desaix Anderson, Jack Perkins. J. Wright, and George Daly.

Morry graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law and practiced law for 61 years, initially as an assistant attorney general for the Commonwealth of Kentucky and thereafter in private practice until his death.

Morry was an accomplished horseman, nurturing and pursuing his lifelong passion, his thoroughbred horses, breeding and racing numerous champions and stakes winners. 

 

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