david_morrill

David L. Morrill

David L. Morrill, 55, of Altus, died December 11, 2011, after a
miraculous battle with lung cancer. He was born in Worcester,
Massachusetts on May 22, 1956, to the late Helen C. (Dickie) and
Lawrence W. Morrill. David was a 1974 graduate of Leicester (MA)
High School and enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1975. Having
achieved the rank of Sergeant (E5), he was honorably discharged in
1982, after serving at MCB Camp Lejeune, NC; Marine Corps Air
Station, Iwakuni, Japan; and New River Marine Corps Air Station,
NC.
After working as a Computer Technician for NASA in Guam, David
returned to his native Massachusetts working for several well-known
establishments in the semiconductor industry including Digital
Equipment Corporation, Quantum Corporation and Intel. Upon
leaving Intel, he started a home improvement business, realizing a
lifelong dream. When the Massachusetts economy no longer
provided the opportunity he sought, he journeyed, in late 2003, to
Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls, TX, for a position with L3
Communications, a Division of Raytheon Corporation, and
subsequently transferred, in 2005, to the US Civil Service at Altus
AFB, serving as a civilian PMEL Tech specializing in microwave
electronics for the US Air Force until his illness forced him into a
disability retirement early in 2011.
David is survived by his new wife, cherished friend and caregiver,
Cheryl Ann (Titus) Brodeur; his sister and brother-in-law, Kathleen
M. and William R. Parenteau, of Chicopee, MA; his parents-in-law,
Mary S. (Saieta) and Frank E. Titus, of Rumford, RI; his brother-in-
law, Alan W. Titus, of East Providence, RI; three nephews, one
niece, one great-niece and three great nephews, and many cousins in
the Worcester, MA area; David’s beloved dogs, Mollie Mae and
Millicent Maud of Uxbridge, MA and Melanie Marie and Mariah
Meredith of Altus, OK; and his new cat, Magnolia Chocolat, also of
Altus.
Visitation will be held at on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, from 4:
00-6:00 P.M. at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home, 1100 East Tamarack
Rd., Altus. Friends are invited to attend David’s Funeral Mass and
celebration of his life on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 11:00 A.
M. at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 1500 Falcon Rd., Altus. A
Marine Honor Guard will provide the Military Honors at the Prince
of Peace Catholic Church following the service.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations in David’s name
to the Marine Corps League, PO Box 3070, Merrifield, VA 22116-
3070 or visit their website @ http://www.mcleague.com.
The family would like to thank Valorie Evans for the selfless and life-
saving care she so generously provided to David early in his diagnosis
and Douglas Thomas for the much needed medical legal aid he so
generously provided before Cheryl’s arrival. The family would also
like to thank Abdallah Dawod, MD, and his dedicated staff,
especially Dr. Dawod, himself, Denise, Michele and Darci; the
doctors, nurses, techs and support staff of Cancer Centers of
Southwest OK in Altus, especially Dr. James C. Ziegler and Dr.
Manel L. Robin-Hanna, Maryanne and Megan; and, last, but not
least in the medical community, JCMH Home Care and Hospice,
especially, Brenda Brown, Patient Care Coordinator, Reverend Erin
Martinez, Chaplain and Bereavement Coordinator, Kim Mosley, L.C.
S.W., Suzanne Gilbert, R.N., Tyler Tims, R.N., Keri Ballard, L.P.
N., Jennifer Hawkins, L.P.N., Terry Maddox, L.P.N., Shelby
Sonnenberg, L.P.N., Ruthie Southerland, L.P.N., Shannon Coe, C.H.
H.A, Misty Roberts, C.H.H.A., Elicia Shipplet, C.H.H.A., Lunicia
Wathen, C.H.H.A., and Beverly Wilson, C.H.H.A., for the
extraordinary compassion, kindness, friendship and care they so
richly bestowed upon David and Cheryl, thereby making an
extraordinarily difficult time that much more tolerable. A heartfelt
thanks is also due to a handful of David’s special friends who
generously rose to the occasion to assist, care for, and
unconditionally love David and Cheryl throughout this arduous
journey including Kevin Crowley, Valorie Evans, Michele and Harold
Holley, Victor Linares, Roman Magueregul, Tony Pearce, the Dehny
Roman family, Douglas Thomas, Coleen and Gary Tignor, Carole
and Dale Town and countless others who made Cheryl’s extended
stay in Altus much more tolerable.

On line tributes may be made to the family at www.Lowell-Tims.com