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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 50
BY SENATOR FOIL
A RESOLUTION
To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
death of Richard Sanders Morris Sr.
WHEREAS, it is with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana have learned of the passing of Richard Sanders Morris
Sr., on April 26, 2021, at age eighty-six; and
WHEREAS, a Baton Rouge native, Richard Sanders Morris Sr. was born on
April 20, 1935, in the family home on East State Street commonly known as Professors
Row; and
WHEREAS, Richard Morris was a graduate of University High and Louisiana State
University; at LSU he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and ROTC with a shaved head
and LSU beanie cap as was true of all freshman male students at the time; and
WHEREAS, he was also active in College Town Civic Association, of which he
served as President, and the Thursday Night Group; and
WHEREAS, Richard Morris was an active member of First Presbyterian Church in
Baton Rouge, he served as an ordained Elder and Deacon; and
WHEREAS, until retirement, Richard enjoyed the role of builder constructing
numerous houses and apartments in the LSU area; and
WHEREAS, Richard Morris was a loving, devoted, and beloved husband, and a
loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather; and
WHEREAS, he was preceded in death by a brother Dedric Guthrie (Buddy), and his
parents Willis Dedric and Louise Livar Morris; and
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WHEREAS, he is survived by his wife of sixty-six years, Cynthia Gallent Morris;
his sons Richard Jr. and wife Rachel Lay, Dedric Gallent and wife Renee Griffon, and Allan
Waller and wife Brenda Anderson; his grandchildren, whom he loved dearly, William
Gallent and wife Ashlyn, Christine Jessica, Jackson Gallent, Jordan Griffon, and
great-granddaughter Alden Katherine Morris; sister-in-law Jo Gallent, and numerous nieces
and nephews; and
WHEREAS, having lived a long life committed to work, family, faith, and his
community, Richard Sanders Morris Sr. certainly left Baton Rouge a better place than he
found it and wonderful memories of him will be cherished by his wife, his family, his
church, and his community.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby express its sincere condolences upon the death of Richard Sanders Morris Sr.
of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Cynthia Gallent Morris.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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