Willard Frank Morris ’29
FRANK DIED Nov. 25, 1989. He prepared for college at Columbus Academy. At Princeton he roomed with Tom Matthews and was a member of Cannon Club.
After graduation he studied civil engineering at Princeton and started work with the Goodyear Zeppelin Corp. in Akron, then went to CarnegieIllinois Steel in Pittsburgh. He was in the Army Engineers during the war, serving in New Guinea and the Philippines. Upon returning after the war he became secretary and treasurer of the C.E. Morris Co. in Columbus. He became V.P. of the board of Columbus Academy, president of the University Club of Columbus, and was on the board of the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts and the American Inst. of Steel Construction.
He married Sally Wells in 1949, and she survives, together with their children, John and Mary. The Class extends its sincere sympathy to Frank's family.
The Class of 1929
For the record: The printed version of this memorial incorrectly used the first name Walter.
Paw in print

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