OBITUARY: Judge John R. Morrison, 1933-2021 | Lost Coast Outpost

The Honorable Choose John R. Morrison handed
away peacefully at house within the loving care of his household on Sunday,
April 25, 2021.

John was born on March 15, 1933 in
Eureka to Marcus F. and Elizabeth J. Morrison. He was a fourth
era Humboldt County native, a descendent of pioneers who
settled within the Bear River Valley close to Ferndale within the 1850s.

John attended grade college in Eureka on the
Nazareth Convent, adopted by two years at Eureka Excessive Faculty (class
of 1950) and two years attending college overseas in Switzerland. He
went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts diploma from Stanford College
and a Juris Doctorate diploma from UCLA. Previous to incomes his regulation
diploma, John served honorably within the Marine Corps through the Korean
Struggle. He was at all times proud to be an American and a Marine.

In 1959, he met and married Beverly Bauer, a
Colorado lady. All through their 61 years collectively, John lovingly
referred to Beverly as “My Bride.” They made Los Angeles their
house and commenced their household whereas he was attending regulation college. The
delight and pleasure of his life had been his three youngsters and the households
they established. With Beverly by his facet, he supplied a lifelong
basis of safety, constructive encouragement and unconditional
love for his household. In flip, he earned their unwavering devotion and
respect.

In 1966, they moved to Eureka the place he started a
lengthy and profitable profession in regulation as a revered lawyer and decide.
He joined the household regulation apply, working alongside his mom and
brother at Morrison & Morrison Attorneys at Regulation. In 1975 he was
assigned to the Garberville Judicial Court docket, concurrent with an
task to the California Circuit Court docket for 4 years. Following
that, he was elected to the Eureka Municipal Court docket the place he developed
a status for being a tricky, truthful and compassionate decide. He
fostered relationships with individuals throughout his tenure as a decide, many
who wrote to him expressing their gratitude for the way in which he modified
their lives. He additionally supplied a lot of memorable marriage ceremony
ceremonies through the years. Choose Morrison served a complete of 37 years
in a job he beloved and was captivated with. After retiring, he
continued to function a visiting decide in courtrooms from Crescent
Metropolis to Sacramento. For him, it was by no means sufficient.

John had a novel reward of connecting with
individuals from all walks of life – the harmless, the responsible, the poor
and the privileged, the students and the technicians. These
friendships had been born naturally from his work in addition to the extensive
number of pursuits he pursued and engaged in with enthusiasm and
zeal. Bike racing, inventory automotive racing, piloting a small airplane,
chicken looking, wine tasting, world journey, annual journeys to Mexico,
World Struggle II historical past, studying, rising tulips, consuming oysters,
attending the Eureka symphony, and taking part in the trumpet are among the many
many pursuits he loved. He was even recognized to sport a Scottish kilt
proudly displaying the Morrison Clan tartan.

John beloved the group and gave of himself to
a lot of organizations. He was the one remaining constitution member
and previous president of the Rotary Membership of Southwest Eureka and was a
proud member of the Marine Corps League. In earlier years he served
on the Humboldt County Air Air pollution Management Listening to Board, the
Humboldt County Authorized Support Service, Humboldt County Juvenile Justice
Fee and Delinquency Prevention Fee, Mayor’s Visitors
Security Committee, Residents Advisory Committee to Faculty of the
Redwoods, and Humboldt Hearth District No. 1. Through the years, he was
actively concerned within the Far West Bike Membership, Six Rivers Racing
Assn., Redwood Flying Membership, Humboldt Entice & Skeet Membership, Geese
Limitless, Redwood Artwork Assn., Humboldt Gentle Opera Firm, Eureka
Symphony, Ingomar Membership, and the Calvary Lutheran Church.

He leaves behind a household without end grateful for
his steadfast love and steering. He’s survived by his spouse Beverly,
his youngsters Sharon Hunter (Invoice), Andrée Johnson (Tim), and Marc
Morrison (Sherri). Grandchildren Casey O’Day, Laurel Anderson
(Adam), Clayton Hunter, Luke Scown (Caitlin), Emil Scown (Emily),
Cole Scown (Jessica), Elaine Johnson (Ryan), Kelsie Tooley (Josh),
Austin Terrell (Molly), and Isabella Grace Morrison. Nice
Grandchildren Kyle, Ellie, Jacob, Claire, Edward, Cayden, Carter and
Callie. His brother James Okay. Morrison (Homosexual) and brother-in-law Roger
Bauer (Lois). Nieces, nephews and their households Jennith Hoyt
(Brett), Terry Mertens (Joe), Marty Loftis (Keith), Jamie Johnson
(Brett), Tammy Krening, Teresa Lake (Tracy), Jennifer Garrison
(Chad), and Rhett Bauer (Brigette). Cousins Peggy Morrison (Frank),
Ani Nelson-Knight and Joel Morrison.

He’s preceded in loss of life by his mother and father, Marc
and Elizabeth Morrison, brother Silas Morrison and spouse Joyce, and
nephew Silas Marc Morrison.

The household extends their due to the
following individuals for the assist they supplied in current months:
Pastor Patricia Higgins and the Calvary Lutheran Church household, Dr.
Jack Irvine, Dr. Leo Leer, Mad River Neighborhood Hospital Wound Middle,
Dr. Phillip Alway, Dr. Michael Fratkin, Hospice of Humboldt Chaplain
Harry Wells, pal and nurse Carol Howard, expensive associates Denise
LaPointe and household, great-niece Jolene Hassenfritz.

The household held a non-public gathering. Attributable to
COVID restrictions, a memorial celebration of John’s life shall be
introduced at a later date.

In case you select, please contemplate donating in his
reminiscence to:

Rotary
Membership of Southwest Eureka
PO
Field 6054
Eureka,
CA 95502
www.swrotary.org