Bobby:

Interestingly, I didn't realize he had a doctorate.   He was a good man, &
definitely an advocate.  He was a good example by functioning in a 'normal'
society.   I will remember his CP sense of humor (telling a waitress who
was clumsy & spilled something at his table that what he had really wasn't
contagious;  an involved story about 3 minority deceased having to pass
tests to enter Heaven, the first two being given very simple questions, &
the speech-impaired CP being told to say & spell "chrysanthemum" ).   To me
he has for over 25 years been "Mr. Texas CP".   I admired Tom (& there are
not many people I know whom I actually admire).

 From what his wife said, Tom had some kind of progressive spinal bone spur
problem which ended with him being essentially a quad for about the past
two years, surgery removed spurs but they would return/regrow.  He had been
in a nursing home, apparently requiring much moire physical attention
(lifting, moving, etc.) than his wife could give him.   If I understood his
wife correctly, Tom developed a blood clot in his lung which restricted
oxygen absorption, & was in distress the last week.   It appears that (as
is so often the case) that his death was a relief.  He was 68 years old.

His wife had 2 or 3 sons from a prior marriage, & she & Tom raised
them.   One was senselessly killed in a robbery many years ago;  one killer
got life, the other was executed in the '80s.        As we get older ......
BOB

At 11:17 AM 1/21/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Bob,
>
>     I am so sorry to hear of Tom's death. He came to  UCP of Dallas about2
>years after I left and was one of my subjects on my dissertation. He was a
>fine person and a real advocate for persons with disabilities as well as a
>fime human being. Do you know the cause of death? Tom also went to Austin
>after me and got his doctorate under the tyrant, Bill Wolfe. If you can do
>that you can endure almost anything!!
>
>     I will miss Tom.
>
>Bobby
>
>
>In a message dated 1/21/01 6:09:25 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
><< Bobby (or anyone else):
>
>If you knew Tom Morrison of Dallas (he was Exec. Director of UCP of Dallas,
>Texas in the '70s & 80s), he died Thursday at the age of 68.   Services are
>Sunday in Dallas.
>BOB >>