Thornton Dinwoodey (Spide) Morris, age 86, our loving father and grandfather, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 1990 at Latter-Day Saints Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah after a long and courageous battle with emphysema. He resided at 1414 East Arlington Drive (215 North) in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah at the time of his death.
Born August 25, 1903 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Richard Phillips and Florence Dinwoodey Morris.
Married Nola Agnes Page on June 15, 1927 in Salt Lake City. She died August 12, 1958.
Spide attended the University of Utah, where he lettered in football (1924-1925) and was captain of the 1926 team that went undefeated and won the Rocky Mountain Conference championship. As a senior, Spide was named All-Conference end and was an honorable mention All-American selection. He coached football at West High for one year before founding Ure, Pett, and Morris, a stock brokerage company with offices in Salt Lake City, Pocatello (Idaho), Ogden and Provo. In 1951, he sold his company and seat on the New York Stock Exchange to Merrill Lynch. He then founded Thornton D. Morris & Company and later worked for First Equities until his retirement. Member of the Board of Regents and Chairman of the Athletic Board at the University of Utah for eight years. In 1985 he was inducted into the University of Utah Athletic Association Hall of Fame, the inaugural year of the Hall of Fame. He also served as President of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. At Founders Day 1982, Spide was inducted into the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Golden Legion, recognizing over fifty years of membership in the fraternity. He was a director of the Fort Douglas Club for ten years and in 1984 was the first recipient of the "Living Legend Award" of the Fort Douglas-Hidden Valley Country Club recognizing his involvement since 1928. For several years Spide was one of the outstanding amateur golfers in Utah holding the old course record of sixty-six for many years. Spide was a pioneer in bringing the ski industry to Utah. He and ten partners invested the funds to build the Collins Ski Lift, (the first ski chairlift in the United States) at the Alta Ski Resort. Past-president of the Bonneville Knife and Fork Club. Member of the LDS Church.
Survived by three sons and their wives, Sanford P. (Jeanne) Morris, Robert P. (Carlyle) Morris, and Richard L. (Kathy) Morris; twelve grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Madelon Ring. Preceded in death by a son, Thornton D. "Din" Morris, Jr., in 1971; a sister, Marian, and two brothers, Russell and Ben.
Spide was a kind and gentle man and will be missed dearly by his family and friends.
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, April 28, 1990 at 11:00 a.m. in the Salt Lake City Cemetery, 4th Avenue & N Street. Friends may call at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple Street, on Friday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Published in the Deseret News on April 26, 1990.
Born August 25, 1903 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Richard Phillips and Florence Dinwoodey Morris.
Married Nola Agnes Page on June 15, 1927 in Salt Lake City. She died August 12, 1958.
Spide attended the University of Utah, where he lettered in football (1924-1925) and was captain of the 1926 team that went undefeated and won the Rocky Mountain Conference championship. As a senior, Spide was named All-Conference end and was an honorable mention All-American selection. He coached football at West High for one year before founding Ure, Pett, and Morris, a stock brokerage company with offices in Salt Lake City, Pocatello (Idaho), Ogden and Provo. In 1951, he sold his company and seat on the New York Stock Exchange to Merrill Lynch. He then founded Thornton D. Morris & Company and later worked for First Equities until his retirement. Member of the Board of Regents and Chairman of the Athletic Board at the University of Utah for eight years. In 1985 he was inducted into the University of Utah Athletic Association Hall of Fame, the inaugural year of the Hall of Fame. He also served as President of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. At Founders Day 1982, Spide was inducted into the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Golden Legion, recognizing over fifty years of membership in the fraternity. He was a director of the Fort Douglas Club for ten years and in 1984 was the first recipient of the "Living Legend Award" of the Fort Douglas-Hidden Valley Country Club recognizing his involvement since 1928. For several years Spide was one of the outstanding amateur golfers in Utah holding the old course record of sixty-six for many years. Spide was a pioneer in bringing the ski industry to Utah. He and ten partners invested the funds to build the Collins Ski Lift, (the first ski chairlift in the United States) at the Alta Ski Resort. Past-president of the Bonneville Knife and Fork Club. Member of the LDS Church.
Survived by three sons and their wives, Sanford P. (Jeanne) Morris, Robert P. (Carlyle) Morris, and Richard L. (Kathy) Morris; twelve grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Madelon Ring. Preceded in death by a son, Thornton D. "Din" Morris, Jr., in 1971; a sister, Marian, and two brothers, Russell and Ben.
Spide was a kind and gentle man and will be missed dearly by his family and friends.
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, April 28, 1990 at 11:00 a.m. in the Salt Lake City Cemetery, 4th Avenue & N Street. Friends may call at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple Street, on Friday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Published in the Deseret News on April 26, 1990.
Thornton Dinwoodey (Spide) Morris, age 86, our loving father and grandfather, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 1990 at Latter-Day Saints Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah after a long and courageous battle with emphysema. He resided at 1414 East Arlington Drive (215 North) in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah at the time of his death.
Born August 25, 1903 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Richard Phillips and Florence Dinwoodey Morris.
Married Nola Agnes Page on June 15, 1927 in Salt Lake City. She died August 12, 1958.
Spide attended the University of Utah, where he lettered in football (1924-1925) and was captain of the 1926 team that went undefeated and won the Rocky Mountain Conference championship. As a senior, Spide was named All-Conference end and was an honorable mention All-American selection. He coached football at West High for one year before founding Ure, Pett, and Morris, a stock brokerage company with offices in Salt Lake City, Pocatello (Idaho), Ogden and Provo. In 1951, he sold his company and seat on the New York Stock Exchange to Merrill Lynch. He then founded Thornton D. Morris & Company and later worked for First Equities until his retirement. Member of the Board of Regents and Chairman of the Athletic Board at the University of Utah for eight years. In 1985 he was inducted into the University of Utah Athletic Association Hall of Fame, the inaugural year of the Hall of Fame. He also served as President of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. At Founders Day 1982, Spide was inducted into the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Golden Legion, recognizing over fifty years of membership in the fraternity. He was a director of the Fort Douglas Club for ten years and in 1984 was the first recipient of the "Living Legend Award" of the Fort Douglas-Hidden Valley Country Club recognizing his involvement since 1928. For several years Spide was one of the outstanding amateur golfers in Utah holding the old course record of sixty-six for many years. Spide was a pioneer in bringing the ski industry to Utah. He and ten partners invested the funds to build the Collins Ski Lift, (the first ski chairlift in the United States) at the Alta Ski Resort. Past-president of the Bonneville Knife and Fork Club. Member of the LDS Church.
Survived by three sons and their wives, Sanford P. (Jeanne) Morris, Robert P. (Carlyle) Morris, and Richard L. (Kathy) Morris; twelve grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Madelon Ring. Preceded in death by a son, Thornton D. "Din" Morris, Jr., in 1971; a sister, Marian, and two brothers, Russell and Ben.
Spide was a kind and gentle man and will be missed dearly by his family and friends.
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, April 28, 1990 at 11:00 a.m. in the Salt Lake City Cemetery, 4th Avenue & N Street. Friends may call at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple Street, on Friday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Published in the Deseret News on April 26, 1990.
Born August 25, 1903 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Richard Phillips and Florence Dinwoodey Morris.
Married Nola Agnes Page on June 15, 1927 in Salt Lake City. She died August 12, 1958.
Spide attended the University of Utah, where he lettered in football (1924-1925) and was captain of the 1926 team that went undefeated and won the Rocky Mountain Conference championship. As a senior, Spide was named All-Conference end and was an honorable mention All-American selection. He coached football at West High for one year before founding Ure, Pett, and Morris, a stock brokerage company with offices in Salt Lake City, Pocatello (Idaho), Ogden and Provo. In 1951, he sold his company and seat on the New York Stock Exchange to Merrill Lynch. He then founded Thornton D. Morris & Company and later worked for First Equities until his retirement. Member of the Board of Regents and Chairman of the Athletic Board at the University of Utah for eight years. In 1985 he was inducted into the University of Utah Athletic Association Hall of Fame, the inaugural year of the Hall of Fame. He also served as President of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. At Founders Day 1982, Spide was inducted into the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Golden Legion, recognizing over fifty years of membership in the fraternity. He was a director of the Fort Douglas Club for ten years and in 1984 was the first recipient of the "Living Legend Award" of the Fort Douglas-Hidden Valley Country Club recognizing his involvement since 1928. For several years Spide was one of the outstanding amateur golfers in Utah holding the old course record of sixty-six for many years. Spide was a pioneer in bringing the ski industry to Utah. He and ten partners invested the funds to build the Collins Ski Lift, (the first ski chairlift in the United States) at the Alta Ski Resort. Past-president of the Bonneville Knife and Fork Club. Member of the LDS Church.
Survived by three sons and their wives, Sanford P. (Jeanne) Morris, Robert P. (Carlyle) Morris, and Richard L. (Kathy) Morris; twelve grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Madelon Ring. Preceded in death by a son, Thornton D. "Din" Morris, Jr., in 1971; a sister, Marian, and two brothers, Russell and Ben.
Spide was a kind and gentle man and will be missed dearly by his family and friends.
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, April 28, 1990 at 11:00 a.m. in the Salt Lake City Cemetery, 4th Avenue & N Street. Friends may call at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple Street, on Friday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Published in the Deseret News on April 26, 1990.
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