William-McMorran-Obituary

William Trett McMorran

Thousand Oaks, California

1929 - 2010

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Thousand Oaks, California
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American Cancer Society

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William Trett McMorran (Bill) passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010 at his home in Thousand Oaks, following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 81 years old.

Bill was born July 2, 1929 in Syracuse, N.Y., and was the son of John Burch McMorran and Ruth Trett McMorran. He was educated at...

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Uncle Bill was never big on the 'Uncle' title. Must be a McMorran thing. He taught us how to make arrowheads from shards of glass with an awl and a piece of inner tube rubber to protect our hands from the tiny pieces of glass we chipped off with the awl. We made some very authentic looking arrowheads - even if they were more transparent than any the original users had.

I remember staying with Bill and Kay at their house when I came to California in pursuit of a girl. Remembering...