Obituary for Peter Elliott Morrison
TSgt Peter Elliott Morrison, USAF, (Ret) 78, of Biddeford, passed away Tuesday morning at Maine Medical Center, Portland, following complications after fighting Cancer.
Peter was born September 7,1943 in Flushing Queens, NY, the son of Elliott G. and Marion Maguire Morrison, and attended Farmingdale High School, Long Island, N.Y.
On the spur of a moment, Peter joined the United States Air Force, and once inducted, the trajectory of his life changed for the better, simultaneously earning his High School Diploma and an Associate Degree from the University of Maryland. He was able to put his electronics abilities to good use, working on his favorite B-52 Bomber, the F4-E Phantom, and the F-15/16 fighter, as well as teaching electronics, CCD, and Athletic Director and softball coach! His career started at Dow AFB in Bangor, ME, where he met his wife, Judy. He was transferred to Wiesbaden, Germany for 4 years, then volunteered for Vietnam after a 5 month stay at Grand Forks N.D. After his tour of duty, he went back to Wiesbaden for 4 additional years. Loring AFB was next for 4 years, then back to Hahn, Germany. The family says Germany held their fondest memories and considered it their 2nd home. As his military career drew to a close, he was reassigned to Loring AFB, where he opened up a map for the state of Maine, stating “where the dart lands, that’s the area we are moving to”, and he hit just south of Portland, they settled in Old Orchard Beach.
He was employed with several companies after his military career, including the former Results Engineering in Saco, Idexx, and IBM in Vermont for 9 years. Peter kept himself busy with a retirement job at Portland International Jetport’s parking garage, where he had the opportunity to meet many famous people, repeat flyers like college students and businesspeople, and truly loved hearing about their life events!
Peter enjoyed reading, woodworking, watching Westerns on TV and was a war history buff. Traveling road trips were very common, sometimes spontaneously, and the family jokes that they always started on Rte 5!
He is predeceased by his parents, his sisters Kathleen DeLuca and spouse Stephen, Barbara Corcoran, Niece Lynn M. Wood-Stenzhorn and Nephew Robert Wood.
Survivors include his wife Judy Morrison, daughter Chellie Morrison and her spouse Carol Brewer of Scarborough, son Michael Morrison, spouse Lisa, and granddaughter Hannah Morrison of O.O.B, sister Patricia Wood of GA., brother Robert Morrison of PA, and several dear nieces, nephews, and extended families.
Visiting hours will be held 6-8 PM Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St. Kennebunk. A June 17, 2022 burial, with military honors, will be held at Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Springvale.
The family encourages donations to the Travis Mills Foundation, 747 West Ave, Manchester, ME. 04351, in Peter’s memory.
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please visit Peter’s Book of Memories Page at www.bibberfuneral.com
Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer Street, Kennebunk, ME 04043
Peter was born September 7,1943 in Flushing Queens, NY, the son of Elliott G. and Marion Maguire Morrison, and attended Farmingdale High School, Long Island, N.Y.
On the spur of a moment, Peter joined the United States Air Force, and once inducted, the trajectory of his life changed for the better, simultaneously earning his High School Diploma and an Associate Degree from the University of Maryland. He was able to put his electronics abilities to good use, working on his favorite B-52 Bomber, the F4-E Phantom, and the F-15/16 fighter, as well as teaching electronics, CCD, and Athletic Director and softball coach! His career started at Dow AFB in Bangor, ME, where he met his wife, Judy. He was transferred to Wiesbaden, Germany for 4 years, then volunteered for Vietnam after a 5 month stay at Grand Forks N.D. After his tour of duty, he went back to Wiesbaden for 4 additional years. Loring AFB was next for 4 years, then back to Hahn, Germany. The family says Germany held their fondest memories and considered it their 2nd home. As his military career drew to a close, he was reassigned to Loring AFB, where he opened up a map for the state of Maine, stating “where the dart lands, that’s the area we are moving to”, and he hit just south of Portland, they settled in Old Orchard Beach.
He was employed with several companies after his military career, including the former Results Engineering in Saco, Idexx, and IBM in Vermont for 9 years. Peter kept himself busy with a retirement job at Portland International Jetport’s parking garage, where he had the opportunity to meet many famous people, repeat flyers like college students and businesspeople, and truly loved hearing about their life events!
Peter enjoyed reading, woodworking, watching Westerns on TV and was a war history buff. Traveling road trips were very common, sometimes spontaneously, and the family jokes that they always started on Rte 5!
He is predeceased by his parents, his sisters Kathleen DeLuca and spouse Stephen, Barbara Corcoran, Niece Lynn M. Wood-Stenzhorn and Nephew Robert Wood.
Survivors include his wife Judy Morrison, daughter Chellie Morrison and her spouse Carol Brewer of Scarborough, son Michael Morrison, spouse Lisa, and granddaughter Hannah Morrison of O.O.B, sister Patricia Wood of GA., brother Robert Morrison of PA, and several dear nieces, nephews, and extended families.
Visiting hours will be held 6-8 PM Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St. Kennebunk. A June 17, 2022 burial, with military honors, will be held at Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Springvale.
The family encourages donations to the Travis Mills Foundation, 747 West Ave, Manchester, ME. 04351, in Peter’s memory.
To share a memory or leave a message of condolence, please visit Peter’s Book of Memories Page at www.bibberfuneral.com
Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer Street, Kennebunk, ME 04043