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Linwood Morrell Obituary
Linwood A. Morrell, 85, of Fairfield, Conn., and Scarborough, died peacefully at home on Feb. 2, 2016, surrounded by loving family and friends. He was born in Portland on June 16, 1930, to Arch H. Morrell, M.D., and M. Estelle Moulton Morrell. He was a graduate of Bowdoin College and Columbia Law School.
Linwood appreciated both the intellectual and the practical and was proud of his deep New England roots. Reflecting family tradition, his interests ranged widely over things scientific, political, and philosophical. He enjoyed music, food, and the company of family and friends.
Throughout his life, Linwood was an intellectually vibrant attorney and scholar who typified the renaissance ideal. He demonstrated a love of nature, poetry, music and art, whether watching shore birds in Maine, admiring the paintings of Turner and Homer, or singing songs ranging from opera to his college alma mater.
He leaves a legacy that teaches the importance of critical thought and examination of ideas from every perspective as well as the value of laughter and wit. Family and friends loved his company; he will be deeply missed.
He is survived by his children Kristin E., John B., and Ann M. Morrell; and by his loving partner of 40 years, Lauretta O'Connor. He is also survived by his four grandchildren, Benjamin and Madeleine Keene, and Annika and Bryant Morrell; and nieces Bethany Williams and Holly Frank; and Lauretta's children, James O'Conner, Katherine Kline and Deirdre Coolidge.
Visiting hours will be from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb.12, at Shaughnessey Banks Funeral Home, 50 Reef Rd., Fairfield, Conn. A memorial service celebrating Linwood's life will take place on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. To send an online condolence, please visit:
www.shaughnesseybanks.com
In lieu of flowers, you may make contributions in Linwood's name to
Doctors Without Borders USA
P.O. Box 5023
Hagerstown, MD 21741
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Jim Long
February 9, 2016
"Beward the man of one book" wrote Thomas Aquinas many centuries ago. My friend Linwood was a man of many books . . . and poems and essays, a man who was a product of the best in liberal education. Our walks together would be filled with good talk from beginning to end, and my only regret is that we started so late in life--for both of us. I look forward to our next walk, old friend, when the road will be smooth and the sun always shining. Until then my prayers go with you. Jim
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