Here is the obituary for our classmate Nancy E. Morrison, MSW, LCSW
Gone way too soon, I hope we will all stop for a moment and think about
her and all the good works she did in her lifetime and remember her
fondly. Thank you Pat Moisio Reim Ciapciak for letting us know. May she rest in peace and love.
2-14-47 to 8-13-19
She was born on Valentine’s Day in 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri and
raised there. She received a BA from Grinnell College in Iowa and
a Masters in Social Work from Saint Louis University School of Social
Service. She moved to San Francisco in 1975 with Peter Loeb and later
that year they settled in Pacifica where they lived for the past 44
years.
She was a Licensed
Clinical Social Worker and retired from her position as Mediator, San
Mateo County Family Court Services after 20 years. Prior to that she was
Clinical Director, Family Service Agency of San Mateo County; Program
Manager, Children’s Home Society Of California; Residential Treatment
Supervisor, Jewish Family and Children’s Services of San Francisco;
Program Manager, San Francisco Head Start; Director of Research, St.
Louis Drug Abuse Coordinating Council; Child Welfare Worker, St. Louis
County Family Service Agency; Public Assistance Worker, St. Louis County
Family Services.
She was a member of Pacifica Resource Center
Board of Directors, and member of Pacifica Social Justice, Pacifica
Housing 4 All, Pacifica Progressive Alliance. She was active in many
Pacifica community groups and local political campaigns over the years,
including Friends of Pacifica, the Community Organization of Watchdogs
(COW), Pacificans for Highway 1 Alternatives, and others.
She was
loved by many, both human and animals. She cared for many feral cats,
practicing trap, neuter, and release (TNR). She was predeceased by dogs
Ruby Begonia, Bernie, and Lucy and by cats too numerous to name. She is
survived by her beloved dog Sadie and cats Beauregard, Bunty, and Dixie.
She was preceded in death by her parents Bert and Jane Morrison and by
her brother Pete Morrison. She is survived by her husband Peter Loeb,
sister Sally Riggs and her husband Tom, nieces Maddie Lee and Emily
Riggs, brother Geoff Morrison and his wife Shelley, stepdaughter Lisa
Loeb Stanga and her husband Pete and grandchildren Ben and Maggie, and
stepson Jeff and his wife Cristen and grandchildren Cady, Connor,
Caroline, and Cameron.
If a memorial is planned, it will be
announced at a later time. Donations in Nancy Morrison’s memory may be
made to Pacifica Resource Center or Pacificans Care.