Bradley Winter Morse

Brad was born, along with his twin sister, Ashley, on January 18, 1982. He died April 2, 2007, while working at his part-time job at Boise Parks and Recreation on Warm Springs Avenue. He was a junior at Boise State University majoring in computer science. He is survived by his parents, Rod and Julie Morse and four sisters and their husbands, Heather and Darren Murphy, Amber and Jim Young, Nichole and Jesse Sexton, and Ashley and TeJay Rogers. His surviving grandparents are Harlon and Margaret Winter, and Margaret Morse. He had five nephews, Austin, Jacob, Luke and Seth Murphy, Clive Sexton; one niece, Addelline Rogers, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Brad grew up in Meridian, Idaho, attending Linder Elementary, Meridian Middle, and Eagle and Meridian High Schools. A good student, Brad was salutatorian of M.H.S., and was honored on Senior Night by his teacher, Layne Ward, with the award for Outstanding Foreign Language Student in Japanese. He played tennis at Eagle and Meridian and was awarded Most Improved Player by his coach, Corey Winn. Brad's essay on affirmative action was selected as one of the best in the nation by MCI, and he won a trip to Washington D.C., a savings bond, and other prizes. Brad was an Elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as a missionary in West Virginia, Ohio and Virginia, and has held several positions of leadership in his church. Brad was a little shy (except around his sisters and close friends), independent and hard-working (He gave up his scholarship at BSU to work for a year and a half doing computer tech support to save enough money to pay for his mission, generous (when he left for his mission, he gave his car to a young man whose mom had terminal cancer), smart (he fixed everybody's computers), and loving (he held his sister's babies at family dinners so they could eat, he played with his nephews even when he was tired, and cared for his sisters' cats and dogs when they couldn't). He enjoyed playing Frisbee golf with his friends, hiking in Yosemite, swimming, reading both non-fiction and fiction, and most of all, talking and laughing with his sisters. He was so helpful, easy-going, and respectful that it is easy to believe Brad was too good for this world. But the world is poorer for his absence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 7, 2007 at the L.D.S. Chapel located at 1985 N. Black Cat Road, Meridian, Idaho. Friends may call to visit with the family from 6 to 8 Friday evening at Relyea Funeral Chapel, 318 N. Latah, and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the church on Saturday prior to the services. Interment will follow at the Terrace Law Cemetery. p