Obituary of Robert Hasten Morgan

AFTER A VERY LONG AND BRAVE BATTLE AGAINST CANCER, ROBERT HASTEN MORGAN, PASSED AWAY ON JULY 13, 2022. AS WITH EVERYTHING IN LIFE, HE APPROACHED IT WITH COURAGE AND GOOD SPIRIT, NEVER GIVING UP UNTIL THE VERY END.
ROBERT GREW UP IN A RURAL FARMING COMMUNITY IN ARKANSAS IN THE 1930S. HIS FAMILY TRAVELLED BACK AND FORTH TO SACRAMENTO TO PICK FRUIT, LIVING IN THE FARM LABOR CAMPS. IN THE EARLY 1950S HE JOINED THE MILITARY, SERVING DURING THE KOREAN CONFLICT. HE WAS LATER TRANSFERRED TO BENTWATERS, ENGLAND, AND IT WAS THERE THAT HE MET HIS FUTURE WIFE, ERSILIA IN FELIXSTOWE. THEY WERE A LOVING AND FUN COUPLE, RAISING FIVE CHILDREN: FERNANDO, MARIA, JO ANN, SANDRA, AND ROBERT. THEY TRAVELLED THE WORLD TOGETHER, SEEING NEW PLACES AND DIFFERENT CULTURES ALONG THE WAY. ROBERT SPENT 22 YEARS IN THE MILITARY, AND 22 MORE YEARS IN CIVIL SERVICE AT DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB.
ROBERT WILL BE REMEMBERED AS A HARDWORKER, ALWAYS PROVIDING AND PUTTING HIS FAMILY FIRST. THERE WAS NOT A TIME THAT HE DIDN’T HAVE A SECOND JOB TO GIVE HIS FAMILY EXTRA, A GOOD CHRISTMAS, OR COLLEGE TUITION. WHEN HIS GRANDCHILDREN RENEE, CRAIG, MORGAN, AND TAYLOR CAME ALONG, HE WAS KNOWN AS THE GO TO GRANDPA FOR FUN AND ADVENTURE. HE WAS ALWAYS DELIGHTED TO BE AROUND THEM.
ROBERT WAS A FRIEND TO ALL. HE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE AN ANSWER OR SOLUTION TO HELP WITH ANY PROBLEM. HE NEVER STOPPED WORKING, EVEN IN HIS LATER YEARS. HE VOLUNTEERED AT MADD AND THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES TO FEED THE SENIORS.
ROBERT WILL BE MISSED GREATLY. HE IS AN INSPIRATION TO ALL ON HOW TO LIVE A GOOD AND HONEST LIFE.