Eugene B. (Gene) Morris

Eugene B. (Gene) Morris, 89, of Greenville, Rhode Island died peacefully on December 16, 2017 at the Providence Hospice Center in Providence. He was born in New Haven, CT. on August 1, 1928, the youngest son of the late Lawrence Casimir (Czapiga) Morris and Mary Theresa (Mihalska) Morris. After graduating from Hamden High School in 1946, Gene enlisted in the Army and served as a radio operator at Fort Eustis, Virginia. He attended the University of Connecticut and the University of Bridgeport and attained BA in business administration. He worked for the Armstrong Rubber Co. for 35 years as the Director of Marketing Research and Planning and the Executive Director of the Armtek Foundation. Gene was an avid gardener, starting from his early days when he worked at the Pardee Rose Garden in New Haven during the War Years. Gene was always up for adventure and traveled often with his family including two trips to Hawaii and one to his parent's ancestral homeland in Poland in 2015. He was a member of the Board of the Northern Branch YMCA in Hamden for many years. He served as the Treasurer and Committee Member for Boy Scott Troop 610. Gene was a devout Catholic and was very active in all the parishes that they were a part of as well as in the Knights of Columbus while living in Hamden and in Athens, Georgia attaining the grade of Third Degree Knight. Gene was a devoted family man and husband of 54 years to Joyce C. (McCormick) Morris. He leaves behind a son, Eugene (Gene) Jr. and his wife Barbara of North Attleboro, MA: two precious grandchildren, Andrew (Andy) of Providence, RI and Victoria (Tori) of Superior, CO. He was also very fond of Andy's friend, Kaileigh McKinley and Tori's friend, Joe Byers. Gene also leaves behind his older brother, Edwin of Athens, GA and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Gene was predeceased by his sister Elizabeth Heltke and Eugenia (Jeanne) Martin. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, December 21, at 10:00 am at St. Rita Church in Hamden with burial to follow with military honors at All Saints Cemetery in North Haven. Calling hours are Wednesday from 5-8pm at Sisk Brothers Funeral Home, 3105 Whitney Ave. Hamden. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), the National Shrine of 0ur Lady of LaSalette in Attleboro, MA, or the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, RI. www.siskbrothers.com

Eugene B. (Gene) Morris

August 1, 1928 - December 16, 2017