Biography by Jim Cox, Bill Kretzer, and the Baltimore Sun, Sept 2015
Not long ago, within the past month or so, we lost Don Morris. His wife, Shirley is among the 1956 losses.
Don had an incredible life, in that he became blind in his 40s and rather than playing, "My life is over," he started a brand new life as an activist for the blind, doing all kinds of things, locally in Maryland and Florida, nationally, and internationally.----Jim Cox, Class of 1956
Below is an edited exerpt from the obituay of Shirley May Morris, Don's wife.
In 1968 he learned that he was blind and this began his long term involvement with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB).
In 1976 the family relocated to Baltimore, Maryland. They moved to Emmitsburg, Maryland in 1984 when Don opened his own business., O'Leary's Emporium. His wife Shirley, joined him in running the business. For her 50th birthday, Shirley and Don took their first trip outside of the United States. They traveled to England, Ireland and Scotland. This is when they were "bit" by the travel bug. Over the next 24 years they visited 47 countries on 6 continents. In 2012 they bought a house in Oviedo, Florida and have split their time between Florida and Maryland for the last few years.
Shirley passed away in 2015
Don had an incredible life, in that he became blind in his 40s and rather than playing, "My life is over," he started a brand new life as an activist for the blind, doing all kinds of things, locally in Maryland and Florida, nationally, and internationally.----Jim Cox, Class of 1956
Below is an edited exerpt from the obituay of Shirley May Morris, Don's wife.
In 1968 he learned that he was blind and this began his long term involvement with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB).
In 1976 the family relocated to Baltimore, Maryland. They moved to Emmitsburg, Maryland in 1984 when Don opened his own business., O'Leary's Emporium. His wife Shirley, joined him in running the business. For her 50th birthday, Shirley and Don took their first trip outside of the United States. They traveled to England, Ireland and Scotland. This is when they were "bit" by the travel bug. Over the next 24 years they visited 47 countries on 6 continents. In 2012 they bought a house in Oviedo, Florida and have split their time between Florida and Maryland for the last few years.
Shirley passed away in 2015