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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Houston lost an admired physician and |
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civic leader with the passing of Dr. Edwin Joseph Morrow Jr. of |
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Houston on April 5, 2015, at the age of 93; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Waco on June 18, 1921, Ed Morrow earned his |
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bachelor's degree in chemistry and biology from Baylor University; |
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he worked as a chemist for Maintenance Engineering before going on |
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to graduate from Baylor Medical School; after completing his |
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internship at St. Louis University, he served his residency at |
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Memorial Hospital in Houston under Dr. Paul V. Ledbetter, and he |
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began practicing internal medicine with the Ledbetter Clinic |
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Association in 1950; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan benefited his profession as both |
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a practitioner and an educator; his teaching appointment at Baylor |
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College of Medicine spanned four decades, and he taught at The |
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University of Texas Dental Branch for 35 years; in addition, he was |
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president of the Houston Heart Association, the Texas Heart |
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Association, and Ledbetter Clinic, and he served on the board of |
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Hycel Corporation, a medical equipment company; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, Dr. Morrow was a |
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longtime member of Houston Kiwanis, and he received its Legion of |
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Honor award; he was a very early supporter of the drive to establish |
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a Jesuit high school in the city, and he helped found Strake Jesuit |
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High School and supported St. Agnes Academy; for many years, he |
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volunteered at the San Jose Clinic, and he performed physicals for |
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the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Station in Houston and for |
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Texas Task Force One; following his retirement from private |
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practice in 2000, he continued to offer his time and expertise, and |
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he assisted with triage for Hurricane Katrina evacuees at the |
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Astrodome; he was named 2006 Retired Physician of the Year by the |
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Harris County Medical Society; for 60 years, he was a member of the |
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Houston Wednesday Breakfast Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Morrow shared a fulfilling marriage of 67 years |
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with the love of his life, Dorothy Martin Morrow, and he took great |
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pride in his three treasured children, Jenny, Ed, and Eileen; he |
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dedicated his last years to caring for his beloved wife and his |
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friends at the Brookdale Galleria; and |
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WHEREAS, Warm, kind, and enthusiastic, Ed Morrow embraced |
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life to the fullest, and his record of service will remain an |
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inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to know him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Edwin Joseph |
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Morrow Jr. and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: |
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to his children, Jenny Jo Morrow Senac and her husband, Rusty, Ed |
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Morrow III and his wife, Jan, and Eileen Morrow Stork Caudle; to his |
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grandchildren, Brian M. Stork and his wife, Kristen, E. J. Morrow IV |
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and his wife, Robbie, and Christopher Morrow and his fiancée, Jenny |
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Domaschk; to his sister-in-law, Evelyn Morrow; to his |
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great-grandchildren; and to his many other relatives and friends; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Edwin |
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Joseph Morrow Jr. |