ALLEN-MORRISON-Obituary

ALLEN MORRISON

New York, New York

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MORRISON--Allen S., 84, on January 6, 2019. Born in Lexington, Kentucky on May 10, 1934, he spent his childhood in Louisville, until age 11, and then Cincinnati. After graduating from Northwestern University in 1956, he lived abroad for a brief time, in Paris, where he earned a Diplome de Langue...

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My condolences to Allen, I'm a Mexican historian and the research he made on the trams in Monterrey city has been invaluable to me. He was a true researcher and I wish I could met him and bonded over our mutual interest for trams.

I am a bus fan from China.In 2021, I found tramz.com when I was looking for information on the Mercedes trolleybus in Quito.After browsing this site, I was shocked at the work of Mr. Morrison. It is a miracle that takes countless hours and effort to accomplish. Among the bus fans in China, there is almost zero information about trolleybuses in South America. I would like to translate the articles on Mr. Morrison's tramz.com into Chinese. I strongly believe that language should not be a...

Allen Morrison became a respected name in Brazil among public transport enthusiasts and researchers due to his huge work on Latin American trams and trolleybus as well as his impressive photo catalog on the subject.
In August 2017, I had opportunity to write him a few lines expressing my compliments and gratitute for such a relevant, comprehensive work, and congratulating him for his “tramz” site’s 20th anniversary, saying that:

“Because of your exhaustive work, important,...

I met Allen over 62 years at an E.R.A. Meeting in N Y C. We remained close friends . An intelligent, fun , knowledgeable trolley fan , Allen and I went on many a fan trip together. He made many trolley videos from around the world and one of my favorite parts was always his inclusion of a local cat. He had a great wit and I will miss him dearly. May he Rest In Peace.

RIP and don't return so nerdy. Love, AA