Morris Loyd Farmer Jr.

He passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Christmas Eve, 2025.

Morris graduated from Westminster college and the University of Utah with a bachelors in Math & Physics and a Masters in Chemistry.

Morris joined the Air Force at 18- years-old to serve his country. He was one of the few with top security clearance to work on the Minuteman Missiles. He was stationed later in the Philippines during the Vietnam war where he would repair radios in aircraft, trucks, and tanks. While there, at the age of 22 years-old, he contracted Guillain Barre’ causing him to be paralyzed for 16 months.

While in the hospital, Morris would meet the love of his life, Carol Morelli who would visit him every day watching, supporting and cheering on his recovery. He would eventually walk down the aisle and marry Carol and later have their son, John only a few short years later. Morris and Carol celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary in December.

Once he graduated college, he got a job at Eaton-Kenway, which led to him traveling back and forth from Utah to the New Jersey General Motors plant to build the control storage and retrieval unit for all their new automobiles off the assembly line. Eaton-Kenway also moved him to Grand Rapids, MI to work for Steelcase on other important projects. Many years later, he changed career paths and got a job for Evans & Sutherland as a software engineer, which led to becoming Project Software Supervisor. He would stay at E&S until he retired in 2004.

During his life, Morris’s accomplishments were vast and wide. In addition to his education, career, and service to our country, he joined many committees, including Y’s men's club,a part of the YMCA, and The YMCA Camp Committee. Morris attended several international conferences for the YMCA, while at one of the conferences at the United Nations he met the Secretary General of the United Nations on that occasion. He was also part of the United Nations Associations of Utah. Morris was the president of the Utah Amatuer Radio club. He taught Ham Radio to eager people wanting to learn how to talk to people around the world and be prepared for emergencies in communications.

Morris was also Flotilla Commander for Flotilla 72 and 78 and a boat safety educator, Division Commander for the state of Utah overseeing many lakes here in Utah. While a member of the Auxiliary, he would win many awards for leadership, teaching, and being editor of the division newsletter.

Morris loved the arts, including the Utah Symphony, museums, art galleries, and listening to Jazz. He taught boating safety classes and worked closely with the USCGAUX on many search and rescue patrols at Lake Powell and other Utah lakes. Morris and Carol were the very first people to go on Jordanelle reservoir to patrol the area before boaters were allowed on the lake.

Morris loved life. He always loved teaching and learning new things: Ham Radio, scuba diving, camping, boating, and science, But most of all, he loved his family. He was a warrior in heart, mind, and spirit. He will live on through so many who he met and talked to. He will be loved and admired for generations to come. He was an incredible human being.

Morris lived the life of 5 men in one body, and even though his body couldn’t carry the immense strength he had inside him, his mind pushed him forward through life, and for 80 years, he did more than the most able bodied men.

He is survived by his amazing wife, Carol, his son John (Alicia), grandchildren Dallin (Bree), Tori, Olivia, Spencer, Meridyth, Tyrell (Kait), Jarome, and great grandchildren Ayden, Adalynn, and Aeris. He is also survived by his brother and sister in-laws John and Anita Morelli, and David and Jackie Morelli.

Carol and John would like to thank John and Anita for their immense help during the last year of his care, Eric Nez and his family for their incredible support helping Morris throughout many years, and all the M.V.P families (if you know you know).

The Farmer family would also like to express a deep gratitude for Chantelle, Janet, Bethany and Brandi for their unwavering care and support while keeping Morris comfortable in his final months.

Morris was surrounded by family at the end and greeted by more family on the other side: his mother Marie, his father Morris Sr. his brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Till Demos, including numerous other family, and friends waiting to greet him.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity in honor of Morris L. Farmer.

Morris’s celebration of life will be announced soon.