Albert Benton "Ben" Morgan

1925 - 2021

Albert Benton "Ben" Morgan 1925 - 2021
Gloucester - Albert Benton "Ben" Morgan, age 95, of Gloucester, MA, Oakdale, CT and Ledyard, CT passed away in Boston on June 25, 2021.
He was born on August 1, 1925, in Malden, MA to the late Alva Britton and Mary Eleanor (Wetherell) Morgan. He married his wife Shirley (Cole) Morgan on May 14, 1955, in Norwalk, CT. She predeceased him in 2016 after almost 62 years of marriage. Ben graduated from Darien High School in 1943 and St. Lawrence University with a BS degree in 1948. He graduated from New Haven College in 1962 with an AS Degree in Electrical Engineering. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1946 as an Electronic Technician's Mate, 2nd Class.
He was an employee of Connecticut Light and Power for 41 years, retiring as the Danielson District Manager. He was appointed by the governor of CT to the State Board of Landscape Architects in 1979 and served on the Killingly-Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce for many years, including holding the position of president and sitting on the board of directors. Ben was an active lifetime member and strong supporter of the Putnam Rotary Club and received a perfect attendance award for just shy of 50 years. He was a member of the Norwich, CT branch of the U.S. Power Squadrons for 50 years and had successfully completed every course offered by that organization including Advanced Celestial Navigation, which he also taught. He loved fishing off the rocks in front of his house and running on Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester and was well-known and loved on Brier Neck.
He is survived by a daughter Sharon Smith and her husband Steven of Oakdale, CT, Gary Morgan and his wife Brenda of Gloucester, MA, as well as granddaughters Holly Gain and her husband Matt, Julie Smith, Jennifer Nelson and her husband Andrew, and Dr. Elizabeth Johnsen and her husband William. He also leaves behind great-grandsons Elijah Nelson and Henry Johnsen.
Family and friends may visit Montville Funeral Home of Church and Allen, 52 Norwich New London Tpke., Uncasville, CT on Saturday, July 17, from 1 to 2 p.m. Burial will immediately follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Norwich. Family and friends will be invited to attend a reception in Ben's memory from 3 to 6 p.m. in a nearby location.
Please visit www.montvillefuneralhome.com to leave an online condolence for Ben's family.