Rita Solow Morris passed away June 7, 2014, at the age of 92. Rabbi Bruce Dollin and Cantor Martin Goldstein officiated at the June 9 graveside service at Mt. Nebo Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
Mrs. Morris was born April 10, 1922, in Newark, NJ, to Alexander and Sarah Solow. Her two siblings Daniel and Jean preceded her in death.
She became a nurse at the Sinai School of Nursing in 1947 in Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Morris later earned her bachelor of nursing from the University of Maryland and her MA in nursing education from Indiana University.
She married Vernon Morris in 1975 and the couple moved to Colorado, where Vern was an engineer at Martin Marietta.
Mr. Morris passed away in August, 2007.
Mrs. Morris, who taught nursing in the Baltimore and Washington areas for many years, was named director of the Maryland State Board of Nursing Examiners.
She traveled during her years as a nurse and visited Israel, Switzerland and other countries. At age 88, she took a river cruise from Amsterdam to Germany with her friends Michele and Neal Price.
Mrs. Morris is survived by five nieces and nephews in Florida, California, Texas, New York and British Columbia; and her stepdaughter Lynn in Baltimore.
Contributions may be made to the HEA or Hadassah HMO.
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