Dr. Charles E. Morris, Jr. September 30, 1931 - August 11, 2024 BLOOMINGTON - Dr. Charles Edward Morris, Jr., age 92, was born September 30, 1931; and transitioned to glory on August 11, 2024. Dr. Morris, affectionately known as "Buddy" to family members, was born in Big Stone Gap, VA, the son of Charles E. and Verta E. Warner Morris. He married Jeanne Brown Morris, August 18, 1957, in Charleston, SC, whom he met at a resort in New Hampshire, where they served as support staff. Dr. Morris graduated from high school at the age of 16 as class valedictorian. He graduated from Swift Memorial Junior College as class salutatorian in 1948, and as cum laude, from Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC, a historically black college. Dr. Morris taught high school in High Point, NC, and then finished the doctoral program at the University of Illinois/Champaign. Their children were born in Urbana and then Dr. Morris accepted a position as an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Illinois St

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