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Lewis T. “Pete” Morgan
March 23, 2011
Lewis T. “Pete” Morgan, 80, of Cantonment, passed away Monday, March 21, 2011 after a brief illness.
Pete was born on October 15, 1930 in Atmore, AL graduated from Pensacola High School in 1950. He entered the United States Navy and proudly served on the USS Saint Paul. He developed a love for law enforcement early in life and after his enlistment in 1956, he embarked on a 33 year career with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department where he was assigned to investigate traffic accidents. After ten years with the Department, he was given the assignment of training school youngster on the Junior Deputy Patrol Units. In 1961, Pete was re-assigned to the Sheriff’s Investigation Division where later he was put in charge of the Department’s crimes against property unit where he remained until his retirement in 1989.
In 1977, Pete entered the Free Masons and was a member of Lodge 42, 32nd Mason. He joined the Hadji Shrine and served on the Oriental Band Unit serving as President several times.
Traveling with friends in his motor home was an enjoyment as well as attending baseball, soccer and basketball games with his grandchildren. Pete will be remembered as a dedicated law enforcement officer, husband, father, grandfather and friend to many.
Preceded in death are Pete’s parents, Lloyd Thomas and Elvie Ward Morgan and a son, Lewis Thomas “Tommy” Morgan, Jr.
Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife of 51 years, Frances; two sons, Adam Scott and wife Chyloe and Craig Allen and his wife Trish; three beloved grandchildren, Adam, Ciara and Kyle; sister, Winnie Kramer and her husband, Johnny, Mobile, AL and several nieces.
A visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 24, 2011 at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 800 East Nine Mile Road, Pensacola. Funeral services, Pastor David Wiggins officiating, will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Pensacola Memorial Gardens Funeral Home directing.
Interment, with full honors rendered by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard Unit and Masonic Rites, will be at Pensacola Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hadji Temple Transportation Fund in memory of Pete Morgan.
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