S. Morey Bell ’51

Morey died Oct. 24, 1996, in Fairfax, Va., of cancer. He was a retired Foreign Service officer and career minister who was also an artist of note.

Morey was a Woodrow Wilson School major, a member of Charter Club and Theatre Intime. He joined the Foreign Service after graduation and subsequently received a master's in economics from UC-Berkeley. He served the State Dept. in posts in Spain, Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia, Guatemala, Jamaica, and the Netherlands. His most public role, however, was that of deputy chief U.S. negotiator and major drafter of the 1973 treaty that turned the Panama Canal over to the Panamanians.

In 1982 Morey retired to Marathon Key, Fla., and established a reputation for his collage and mixed media artwork.

Morey's wife, Marian, died in 1977. He is survived by his daughter, Anne, and her children, Jennifer, Christopher, and Richard. The class extends its sympathy to them on the death of one of our country's most dedicated servants.

The Class of 1951