He was born in Cos Cob, Connecticut to Mary and Howard Morrell.
From the day of his birth, Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 Robert began to make his mark in the world. Graduating from Greenwich High School in 1959 he went on to earn an Associate Degree in Firefighting from Norwalk Technical Institute.
Robert enlisted in the Army where he was stationed in Leavenworth, Kansas, Georgia and throughout Germany. In Germany he was in the communications group; responsible for setting up mobile communication stations. While in Berlin he witnessed the construction of the great wall. He felt the plight of the people and spoke often about those that it affected. In his later years, Robert used that experience as an impetus for his commitment to the community as seen in his efforts with the local and state government.
One of many of Robert's passions was his role as a firefighter. He was assigned to the Old Greenwich Fire House as a paid firefighter and later volunteered for the Cos Cob Fire Patrol. In 1966 Robert began a successful career with IBM before he retired in 1992 and became an international consultant for them.
Another passion of Robert's was fishing. He fished from Long Island Sound, Pt. Judith, Rhode Island, and Melbourne, Florida on the east to Cabo San Lucas, the Columbia River Gorge and Alaska in the west. He has caught blue fish, striped bass, cod, sturgeon, a 300lb Blue Marlin (estimated because he threw it back), a 220lb Alaskan halibut and a 38lb King Salmon. He has traveled to all but North Dakota and seen every state capitol building in those states where he traveled.
As a reserved man, one could experience Robert's talents and compassion through his adept skills as a writer. Winning accolades for his talents, and even more recently through his heartfelt vignettes from his days as a paid fireman, he was able to shed light on his greater than life encounters.
Robert was married to Jean L. Morrell for more than 34 years and is survived by three children, Tracey Woodard, Leean Morrell-Taylor, and Scott Morrell as well as nine grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 10am at Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home at 31 Arch Street, Greenwich, CT with a funeral procession to Fairfield Memorial Park. The family respectfully requests that you remember to always give the right of way to rescue and emergency vehicles in Robert's honor. To leave an online condolence please visit www.leopgallaghergreenwich.com
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