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| William Morell, Jr. | |
| July 13, 1920 - January 04, 2012 | |
| of Lake Forest, IL | |
| Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Monday January 09, 2012 at St. Gregory's Episcopal Church 815 Wilmot Road Deerfield, IL 60015 | |
| William “Bill” Morell, Jr., 91, died in Lake Forest, IL on January 4, 2012 after a long illness followed by a stroke. At the very beginning of his career in early 1942 after Pearl Harbor Bill volunteered for the U.S. Navy and served for three and a half years. As part of his service he was assigned to the U.S. Military Mission in Moscow. For most of his career he served in the C.I.A. and State Department in areas of national security and foreign economic affairs. At the end of his career he was C.E.O. of U.S.-Taiwan Council. Throughout his life Bill was active in the Episcopal Church. He was a Eucharistic Minister in St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Deerfield, IL and was involved in Church Youth Programs both in the U.S. and overseas.
He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years Patricia Leonhard Morell who was his strong support throughout his career and was involved in various ways in many of his activities. He is also survived by his daughter, Lynn Morell Noble of Colorado Springs, four grandchildren Jason, Darcy Wilcoxson, Jessica and Stephanie Noble, eight great grandchildren and two sisters Mrs. John Parker and Mrs. Robert Fraser. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. Funeral service 10:00 A.M., Monday, January 9, 2012 at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 815 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL 60015. Interment will be in the church cemetery. | |
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