Francis Joseph Morin

MORIN, Francis Joseph Of FL, formerly of Waltham, MA, 85, known as Frank to most; Dad, Frankie, Francois, or Chichi to others; and Head Frog to all, passed away on November 30, 2011 after a brief illness. He was born in Berlin, NH on November 26, 1926, to Arthur and Juliette (Napert) Morin. When World War II called for action, he left school, enlisting in the US Navy, where he saw action in the Pacific Theatre as a gunner aboard the USS Alaska. After the war, he continued to serve the Navy in Florida, tending to the growing mothball fleet. Following his service, he began working as a technician at Raytheon in Waltham, MA, advancing from the shop floor to foreman. Overseeing work ranging from early radar systems to advanced missile programs and the Apollo program took him from Massachusetts to California, Texas, Maine, and Japan, before he retired after thirty-eight years. After retirement, he used his time to indulge his creativity, continuing his work with intricate Japanese needlework, and building dozens of fretwork clocks. Survivors include two sons, Thomas J. Morin and his wife Joanne of Raleigh, NC, John A. Morin and his wife Martha of Florence, MA; daughter Pamela and her husband David Rawson of Scarborough, ME; two brothers, Lucien A. Morin and his wife Elizabeth of Rochester, NY and Louis C. Morin and his wife Yvonne of Tavares, FL; sister Bella J. Burns of Watertown, MA; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: The United States Navy Memorial 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 123, Washington, D.C. 20004-2608 http://www.navymemorial.org