Ed Morrison

Born March 16, 1942 in Belfast, Ireland, a mere two hours before St. Patrick’s Day, Edward P. Morrison passed away July 30, 2026 in Barrington at the age of 84.

He was the son of William and Molly Morrison and the husband of Theresa (Reyes) Morrison. Theresa and Ed were married on April 27, 1968 at St. Dominick Catholic Church in Chicago.

Ed graduated from St. Louis University in 1966 with a B.A. in Philosophy and Education. He had been a permanent Deacon at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church until his retirement.

His whole professional life was in the business of Information Technology. His first job after college was with I.B.M Corporation in Computer Operations. He then worked for United Airlines in Computer Programming for several years, completing his professional career working 24 years for Motorola Corp. in Schaumburg, initially in Computer Programming, then in Computer Business Systems Analysis and Project Management. He also was on the evening adjunct faculty, for many years, at two local Junior Colleges as an instructor in various courses in Information Technology and Computer Programming.

Prior to becoming a Deacon, he was active in various parish ministries including the coordination of a monthly Mass for residents at Fair Oaks Nursing Home, managing the Parish Outreach Ministry, and, along with his wife Theresa, brought the Holy Eucharist to sick and homebound parishioners.

On October 10, 2001, he was ordained, as a member of a class of 16 men, to the Order of G. Doran. He was an active Permanent Deacon for more than 18 years at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Crystal Lake where he assisted at 9:00am Sunday Mass. He was also involved with many Christian wakes, Baptisms, and burial liturgies.

Ed is survived by his wife, Theresa; children, Catherine, Patricia (Kevin) and William (Stephanie); his grandchildren, Joshua, Keeley, Bryce, Croix, Bryn, Dylan, Maya, and Evan; and his brother, Brian (Marie) in Canada.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 5, 2026 from 8:30am until prayers at 9:30am at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 419 E Terra Cotta Ave (Rt. 176) Crystal Lake. Procession will follow to St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church for the funeral Mass at 10am. Burial will follow at Crystal Lake Memorial Park.