Robert Eugene Morse

Robert Eugene Morse, age 93, of Grants Pass, OR passed away at his home on Oct. 7, 2020. He was born June 23, 1927 on the family farm in Turin, Iowa to parents Ernest Eugene Morse and Olive Elizabeth Leff. He was a WW II Navy veteran and served on a Destroyer in the Pacific theater. After the war, he used the GI Bill to go to school to become a Mechanical Design Engineer. He spent over 40 years as a design engineer for the aerospace industry working for the Marquardt Corporation, North American Aviation, and Rockwell International in Southern California. He deeply enjoyed his job and was very proud to have been involved with, and have contributed to, the Apollo, Space Shuttle, and the B-1 Bomber programs. Upon retiring in 1990, Bob settled in the Grants Pass, OR area with Linda, his wife of 35 years. He designed and was the project manager for the construction of his home on the Applegate River in 1992. As a child, he always dreamed of living in Oregon near a creek or river and “his dream came true”. As a young man, he enjoyed his involvement with a precision equestrian riding group, The North American Flying Horsemen, and once rode in the Rose Parade with them. He also enjoyed monthly desert trips with friends, his many travels with Linda around the world, fishing off the Southern California coast and sport fishing in Baja Mexico for marlin. Bob was a devoted family man and father, with many snow skiing, water skiing and camping trips happening each year while his children were growing up. Bob was especially fond of the time he spent with family and cherished the family Holiday gatherings. Bob is survived by his wife Linda; brother Roger (Betty) Morse; children Charles (Shirley) Morse and Marcia Stratton; grandchildren Jason Stratton, Aunika (Teague) Uva, Emily (Travis) Shaver, Joseph (Erin) Duckworth and Paul (Michala) Morse; great grandchildren Riley and Rio Shaver and Colin, Alex, Benjamin and Archer Duckworth; step grandson James (Kristen) Gonzales; step great grandchildren Mackenzie, Elizabeth and James Gonzales; stepchildren Steven (Shannon) Parish, Lori Morrow and Sherri Parish; step grandchildren Haley and Griffin Parish. Bob was preceded in death by his daughter, Patti Duckworth, his sister, Jane Hetrick, and brothers Dick and Gary. A celebration of life is pending