Donald Harvey Morris

Morris, Donald Harvey
85, of Gilbert, Arizona passed away on August 30, 2014. Don was born on March 3, 1929 in Phoenix to Joe and Modele Morris. His earliest memories were of growing up on a homestead near Mobile, Arizona. The family resettled in Phoenix where Don graduated high school. He served in the Army during the Korean Conflict as a Corporal in the Signal Core in Alaska, where he humbly "once broke a code." Don graduated the University of Arizona with a Doctorate in Anthropology and began a long, respected career with Arizona State University, retiring as a Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology. He loved extended time in the field working with his students and peers and enjoyed furthering his knowledge and encouraging students by example. The Donald H. Morris Award is presented by ASU to acknowledge a superlative graduate student in evolutionary anthropology and bioarchaeology. Although most content at home with his wife, and a happy caretaker of their dogs, horses, and small farm, and with interests in rodeo, music, the sciences, and in observing people, to his last days he was interested in searching out and clarifying our knowledge of our history and how we have come to be who we are. Don is survived by his wife of 58 years, Evelyn, of Gilbert, and their son, Brian, of Casa Grande.