More detail on this person: Hugh Whitford
Morgan, 79, of Knoxville died unexpectedly on
Wednesday, August 10, 2016. He was well known
as an accomplished attorney, specializing in trial
law. He was a partner at Kramer Rayson LLP. Hugh
was born in Huntingdon, Tennessee on February 2,
1937, to Marion Addison Whitford and Darsie
Herbert Morgan. He graduated from Jackson High
School in 1954, and then graduated with an
engineering degree from the United States Military
Academy at West Point with the class of 1958.
Hugh served six years on active duty in the U.S.
Army Signal Corps as an aviator, achieving the
rank of Captain. After leaving the Army, he
attended the University of Tennessee, College of
Law, graduating with honors in 1967. He also flew
single engine planes and helicopters for the
Tennessee National Guard for many years. He put
himself through law school by teaching flying
lessons. Hugh was a dedicated volunteer serving on
numerous boards including the Cumberland
Presbyterian Children's Home and Bethel
University. He was an Elder in the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, and a delegate to its General
Assembly. He enjoyed leading Boy Scout troops on
many hikes and adventures. He was an avid lifetime
ham radio operator, W4VAB, continuing to "work"
many stations around the world daily. He studied
the Civil War and was part of the Knoxville Civil
War Roundtable. Before computers were available
to most, he was busily soldering them together in
his basement and programming in DOS, Fortran,
and Basic, when computers were "fed code" and
binary switches turned them on manually. He
continued to learn about, build, and code until
the present day. Hugh traveled extensively
visiting all 50 States and many foreign countries.
He enjoyed history, genealogy, nature, and hiking.
His loss is softened by the knowledge that he
passed away during a hike in the company of his
cherished companion, Heather Crawley, who has
been his girlfriend for the past 15 years. His dry
and often self-effacing humor, loyalty, wit, and
kind heart will be sorely missed.
He is survived by his children, Katherine "Katie"
Morgan, Carol Morgan, and David Morgan (Molly
Morgan); grandchildren, Forrest Flammer, Nathaniel
Morgan, Simon Zomchick, and Clementine Morgan;
mother of his children, Margaret Morgan; and
brother, Edwin Eugene Morgan.
Receiving of friends will take place on Sunday,
August 14, 2016, from 4:00-6:00 p.m., at Rose
Mortuary, 6200 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919,
(865) 588-8578. A celebration of life will take
place this fall, date TBD. In lieu of flowers,
memorial gifts in Hugh's honor are being accepted
by the Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home,
909 Greenlee St., Denton, TX 76201, cpch.org; Boy
Scouts of America, 1333 Old Weisgarber Rd.,
Knoxville, TN 37909, bsa-gsmc.org; and Friends of
the Smokies, PO Box 1660, Kodak, TN
37764-7660, friendsofthesmokies.org. Online
condolences at www.rosemortuary.com
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