Grace Ahearn Morrison

Morrison, Grace A. Grace Ahearn Morrison, widow of James F. Morrison, died on Tuesday April 27, 2004 in Tallahassee, Florida, where they had lived since 1976. She was the daughter of the late John F. Ahearn and Anna Kane Ahearn. Grace grew up in Waterbury, Connecticut, where she graduated from Crosby High School. She was a graduate of St. Joseph?s College. In 1954 she married James F. Morrison, who predeceased her on April 12, 2004. Grace was employed as a Child Welfare Supervisor for the State of Connecticut Welfare Department. She thereafter worked as a social work consultant. She and Jay moved to West Hartford in 1960. There they raised their two children, Anne and Tom. She was active in the parish activities of St. Thomas Church and served as Girl Scout leader. After Jay?s retirement, he and Grace moved to Florida. Grace was the embodiment of her name. She lived a life of loving and caring for others. She was devoted to her husband, Jay, and to her children and six grandchildren. Grace is survived by her daughter Anne Morrison Danaher, her husband John Danaher, and their children, Ceara, Brendan, Austin, and Mary Kate; and her son J. Thomas Morrison, his wife Jacquie, and their children, Grace and Barbara. She also leaves her brothers, Edward ?Ned? Ahearn and his wife Mary Gertrude, of Madison, Connecticut, and John F. Ahearn of Shoal Creek, Alabama. She leaves her niece Moira Ahearn Cohen and her nephew Kevin Ahearn, as well as her many close friends, especially Mary McCormack Thompson. Grace was predeceased by her niece, Kate Ahearn McManus. Grace lived her faith. That faith, together with her dignity and strength of character, sustained her through difficult times and inspires all who knew her and were touched by her goodness and kindness. The Morrison family extends its deep appreciation to the caring staff at the Big Bend Hospice House. There will be a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Peter Claver Church on Pleasant Street, West Hartford, on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Good Shepard Catholic Church, 4655 Thomasville Road, Tallahassee, FL 32309 or to the Big Bend Hospice, Inc., 1723 Mahan Center Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32208.