He was born Feb. 5, 1939, in Burlington, Vermont, a son of Raymond J. and Madge (Lowell) Hale. Moving to Connecticut as a child, he was educated there and was a 1957 graduate of Simsbury High School.
On Feb. 7, 1959, he married Kathleen Connor at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hartford, Connecticut. He served in the Connecticut Air National Guard for four years.
He had worked as a fireman/engineer at several facilities and most recently was a computer technician with Digital Computer in Augusta. He was an avid hobbyist and enjoyed participating in the local train club.
Morris was preceded by: two sons, Morris Michael Hale on October 24, 1998, and Christopher Carter Hale on Jan. 11, 2013,; and also by a sister, Velma Brown.
He is survived by: Kathleen Hale, his wife of 58 years of Biddeford; three daughters, Laura Chambers of West Springfield, Massachusetts, Amanda Ann Sullivan of Springfield, Massachusetts, and Karen Kathleen McLeod and her husband, Joe of Portland; two sons, Douglas Donald Hale and his wife, Trish of Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Jeffrey Jefferson Hale and his wife, Pamela of Worcester, Massachusetts; a sister, Loretta Ray Lotz of Carmel, California; 11 grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours will be noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. in the Hope Chapel.
To share condolences online, please visit HopeMemorial.com.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Gosnell Hospice and the Biddeford Fire Department emergency medical technicians for their many kindnesses and expert care during Morris’s illness.
Donations in his memory may be made to Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, 11 Hunnewell Road, Scarborough, ME or to Biddeford Fire and Rescue 152 Alfred St. Biddeford, ME 04005, to place a traffic light in front of Central Station.
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