84R25010 BPG-D
By: Faircloth H.R. No. 2390
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Residents of Houston lost an admired physician and
civic leader with the passing of Dr. Edwin Joseph Morrow Jr. of
Houston on April 5, 2015, at the age of 93; and
WHEREAS, Born in Waco on June 18, 1921, Ed Morrow earned his
bachelor's degree in chemistry and biology from Baylor University;
he worked as a chemist for Maintenance Engineering before going on
to graduate from Baylor Medical School; after completing his
internship at St. Louis University, he served his residency at
Memorial Hospital in Houston under Dr. Paul V. Ledbetter, and he
began practicing internal medicine with the Ledbetter Clinic
Association in 1950; and
WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan benefited his profession as both
a practitioner and an educator; his teaching appointment at Baylor
College of Medicine spanned four decades, and he taught at The
University of Texas Dental Branch for 35 years; in addition, he was
president of the Houston Heart Association, the Texas Heart
Association, and Ledbetter Clinic, and he served on the board of
Hycel Corporation, a medical equipment company; and
WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, Dr. Morrow was a
longtime member of Houston Kiwanis, and he received its Legion of
Honor award; he was a very early supporter of the drive to establish
a Jesuit high school in the city, and he helped found Strake Jesuit
High School and supported St. Agnes Academy; for many years, he
volunteered at the San Jose Clinic, and he performed physicals for
the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Station in Houston and for
Texas Task Force One; following his retirement from private
practice in 2000, he continued to offer his time and expertise, and
he assisted with triage for Hurricane Katrina evacuees at the
Astrodome; he was named 2006 Retired Physician of the Year by the
Harris County Medical Society; for 60 years, he was a member of the
Houston Wednesday Breakfast Association; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Morrow shared a fulfilling marriage of 67 years
with the love of his life, Dorothy Martin Morrow, and he took great
pride in his three treasured children, Jenny, Ed, and Eileen; he
dedicated his last years to caring for his beloved wife and his
friends at the Brookdale Galleria; and
WHEREAS, Warm, kind, and enthusiastic, Ed Morrow embraced
life to the fullest, and his record of service will remain an
inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to know him; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Edwin Joseph
Morrow Jr. and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family:
to his children, Jenny Jo Morrow Senac and her husband, Rusty, Ed
Morrow III and his wife, Jan, and Eileen Morrow Stork Caudle; to his
grandchildren, Brian M. Stork and his wife, Kristen, E. J. Morrow IV
and his wife, Robbie, and Christopher Morrow and his fiancée, Jenny
Domaschk; to his sister-in-law, Evelyn Morrow; to his
great-grandchildren; and to his many other relatives and friends;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Edwin
Joseph Morrow Jr.