William T. Morris, Jr.

William passed away on January 25, 2008 at his home in Denver, Colorado. He is survived by his wife, Lee, 3 sons and 8 grandchildren. Born in 1929 and raised in Memphis TN he attended prep school at Riverside Military Academy, Gainesville, GA. William graduated from Princeton University with a BA in 1951 and resided in the New York City area. He worked at Welcome Wagon International from 1956-1970 and at Land Development from 1970-1976. He moved to Denver in 1976 where he did mountain land development with Game Trail Properties, Buena Vista, CO from 1980 to present. A lifelong Presbyterian starting at age 3 at Idlewild Presbyterian, Memphis, TN. Larchmont Presbyterian, Larchmont, NY from 1957-1959. Old First Presbyterian, Huntington, NY 1959-1965. Brookville Reformed Church, Brookville, NY from 1965-1976. Cherry Hills Community Church 1983-present. He was a deacon at CHCC 1987-89; a Sunday school teacher at Old First from 1963-65 and CHCC from 1984-present. Taught more than 700 classes of fifth graders. A major life factor through out his life, especially in later years was a growing sense of the Lord's hands-on guidance and purpose. He believed it often takes years to learn how to heed Jesus' admonition that we have eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart to understand. It's a life process. A memorial service will be held at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Boulevard, Highlands Ranch at 1:00 PM on Saturday, February 2. Donations in Bill's name for the Sunday school graciously accepted: Grace Place Ministry, Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Boulevard, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126-1111.