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Elmo Rich Morgan
25 Apr 1913 – 13 Mar 2007
| Birth | 25 Apr 1913 |
| Death | 13 Mar 2007 |
| Cemetery | Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Millcreek , Salt Lake County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | Judie Latshaw Huff on 11 Jul 2007 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19785946 |
Bio
Elmo Rich Morgan, 93, passed away at CareSource Hospice in Holladay, Utah, on March 13, 2007. Born April 25, 1913, in Liberty, Idaho, to John Samuel and Ethel Rich Morgan, he was the third of eight children. He attended high school in Paris, Idaho, and graduated in civil engineering from the Utah State Agricultural College in Logan, Utah, where he served as student body president. His first job, with the Utah State Engineer, brought him to Salt Lake City, where he met and married Frances Bennion, his wife of 64 years. The onset of World War II took them to New Mexico, where the Army Corps of Engineers put Elmo in charge of the infrastructure needed for the test of the first atomic bomb. This included the building of Los Alamos and the detonation tower at the Trinity Site near Socorro, New Mexico. Following the war he stayed in New Mexico, becoming the city manager of Los Alamos. In 1951 Elmo returned to Salt Lake to work for the University of Utah, and was named vice president - business affairs in 1955. In 1960 he moved to the Bay Area of California to be vice president for business at the University of California. There he oversaw the expansion of that university system from six to nine campuses. In 1983 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering from the University of Utah. Elmo's years as a university official were interrupted for several special assignments, including Utah Director of Highways under Governor George Clyde; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior under Stewart Udall; and numerous consulting projects for USAID and the Water for Peace programs in Greece, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, India and Thailand. Elmo was known as an engineer with a rare talent for working easily with people, inspiring cooperation, building consensus among diverse groups and his meticulous attention for detail. A devoted scouter throughout his life, Elmo served in many volunteer positions, as scoutmaster, committee chair, consultant and executive board member of the Northern New Mexico, Greater Salt Lake and Mount Diablo councils of the BSA. He was awarded the Silver Beaver award for his volunteer work. In 2000 Elmo and Frances returned from California to live in Salt Lake City. Frances passed away in 2001. Funeral Services were held on Saturday, March 17th 2007 at Noon in the Salt Lake Central Stake Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located at 951 East 100 South in Salt Lake City. Friends and Family attended a Viewing Starting One Hour Prior At The Stake Center. Interment followed at the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in Holladay, Utah. REST IN ETERNAL PEACE ELMO.
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- Thelma Rich Morgan Brown 1907–1931
- Clea Rich Morgan Burton 1916–2001
- Wayne Rich Morgan 1919–1994
- Lenore Rich Morgan 1921–1937
- Arlene Rich Morgan Smart 1924–2001
- Dee Rich Morgan 1929–2017
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