Dorothy and her husband George were shot near Tucson, Arizona, at a public "Congress-on-your-Corner" event sponsored by U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Dorothy and George were married for 55 years and raised two daughters. She was a snowbird living part of the year in Tucson, a caring person, a homemaker, and an excellent cook who loved to entertain.
Dorothy died on Saturday, 8 January 2011 in Oro Valley, Arizona. Dorothy was born on 26 December 1934 in Reno, Nevada, to the late William Merrill and Dorothy Agnes Burns. She attended St. Thomas Catholic grade school and Bishop Manogue High School. She transferred to and graduated from Reno High School in 1952. Dorothy attended the University of Nevada Reno and graduated from Reno Business School. It was at a high school dance that she met George S. Morris, her future husband. They were married on 11 May 1956 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Reno. Dorothy Jean, or Dot to her friends, worked as an executive secretary for the Internal Revenue Service, on the Marine Corps Base where George was stationed, on several Naval Air Stations where George was in training, and as George's partner in Town and Ranch Realty. She travelled extensively with her husband and they had made their home in locations as varied as Florida, Hawaii, Texas, California, Nevada, Berlin (West Germany), and Arizona. She enjoyed spending time with family, camping, traveling in their Motor Home, cooking, dancing and golfing. She was survived by her husband, two daughters, three grandchildren, and numerous extended family and friends. [Summarized and edited from Reno Gazette-Journal, 26January 2011.]
The five others killed at the same event were (Chief Judge John Roll; Gabe Zimmerman; Christina Taylor Green; Dorwin Stoddard; and Phyllis Schneck).
Dorothy died on Saturday, 8 January 2011 in Oro Valley, Arizona. Dorothy was born on 26 December 1934 in Reno, Nevada, to the late William Merrill and Dorothy Agnes Burns. She attended St. Thomas Catholic grade school and Bishop Manogue High School. She transferred to and graduated from Reno High School in 1952. Dorothy attended the University of Nevada Reno and graduated from Reno Business School. It was at a high school dance that she met George S. Morris, her future husband. They were married on 11 May 1956 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Reno. Dorothy Jean, or Dot to her friends, worked as an executive secretary for the Internal Revenue Service, on the Marine Corps Base where George was stationed, on several Naval Air Stations where George was in training, and as George's partner in Town and Ranch Realty. She travelled extensively with her husband and they had made their home in locations as varied as Florida, Hawaii, Texas, California, Nevada, Berlin (West Germany), and Arizona. She enjoyed spending time with family, camping, traveling in their Motor Home, cooking, dancing and golfing. She was survived by her husband, two daughters, three grandchildren, and numerous extended family and friends. [Summarized and edited from Reno Gazette-Journal, 26January 2011.]
The five others killed at the same event were (Chief Judge John Roll; Gabe Zimmerman; Christina Taylor Green; Dorwin Stoddard; and Phyllis Schneck).
Dorothy and her husband George were shot near Tucson, Arizona, at a public "Congress-on-your-Corner" event sponsored by U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Dorothy and George were married for 55 years and raised two daughters. She was a snowbird living part of the year in Tucson, a caring person, a homemaker, and an excellent cook who loved to entertain.
Dorothy died on Saturday, 8 January 2011 in Oro Valley, Arizona. Dorothy was born on 26 December 1934 in Reno, Nevada, to the late William Merrill and Dorothy Agnes Burns. She attended St. Thomas Catholic grade school and Bishop Manogue High School. She transferred to and graduated from Reno High School in 1952. Dorothy attended the University of Nevada Reno and graduated from Reno Business School. It was at a high school dance that she met George S. Morris, her future husband. They were married on 11 May 1956 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Reno. Dorothy Jean, or Dot to her friends, worked as an executive secretary for the Internal Revenue Service, on the Marine Corps Base where George was stationed, on several Naval Air Stations where George was in training, and as George's partner in Town and Ranch Realty. She travelled extensively with her husband and they had made their home in locations as varied as Florida, Hawaii, Texas, California, Nevada, Berlin (West Germany), and Arizona. She enjoyed spending time with family, camping, traveling in their Motor Home, cooking, dancing and golfing. She was survived by her husband, two daughters, three grandchildren, and numerous extended family and friends. [Summarized and edited from Reno Gazette-Journal, 26January 2011.]
The five others killed at the same event were (Chief Judge John Roll; Gabe Zimmerman; Christina Taylor Green; Dorwin Stoddard; and Phyllis Schneck).
Dorothy died on Saturday, 8 January 2011 in Oro Valley, Arizona. Dorothy was born on 26 December 1934 in Reno, Nevada, to the late William Merrill and Dorothy Agnes Burns. She attended St. Thomas Catholic grade school and Bishop Manogue High School. She transferred to and graduated from Reno High School in 1952. Dorothy attended the University of Nevada Reno and graduated from Reno Business School. It was at a high school dance that she met George S. Morris, her future husband. They were married on 11 May 1956 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Reno. Dorothy Jean, or Dot to her friends, worked as an executive secretary for the Internal Revenue Service, on the Marine Corps Base where George was stationed, on several Naval Air Stations where George was in training, and as George's partner in Town and Ranch Realty. She travelled extensively with her husband and they had made their home in locations as varied as Florida, Hawaii, Texas, California, Nevada, Berlin (West Germany), and Arizona. She enjoyed spending time with family, camping, traveling in their Motor Home, cooking, dancing and golfing. She was survived by her husband, two daughters, three grandchildren, and numerous extended family and friends. [Summarized and edited from Reno Gazette-Journal, 26January 2011.]
The five others killed at the same event were (Chief Judge John Roll; Gabe Zimmerman; Christina Taylor Green; Dorwin Stoddard; and Phyllis Schneck).
