Richard Morrison, 84 of Waterloo died July 31, 2021 at UnityPoint Allen Hospital in Waterloo. He was born on May 29, 1937 in Iowa City, the son of Leighton and Violet Sutton Morrison. He served his country in the United States Navy until his honorable discharge.

Richard married Linda Hickman on April 21, 1962 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. He was a welder by trade working for the Doerfer Corporation in Cedar Falls for 30 years. He had also worked at Waterloo Steel for 10 years. Richard had been a member of Burton Avenue Baptist Church and was attending Hagerman Baptist Church. He liked fishing and bowling and working with his hands. He really enjoyed refinishing furniture and cherished time spent with his family.

Survivors include: wife, Linda of Waterloo; daughter Julie Lahmann of Denver, IA; 2 sons Curtis (Katherine) Morrison and Joe (Madonna) Morrison, both of Waterloo; 8 grandchildren, Austin (Juel), Gabriel, Samantha (Billy), Ariel (Adam), Tyler (Ashley), Tony, Lindsey, Caleb; 1 great-grandson, Bennett; 2 brothers, Herb (Sandy) Morrison of Washburn, Basil (Veronica) Morrison of Rocky Mountain, NC.

He was preceded in death by 2 sisters Patricia Caughron and Viola Burns, and a brother Roger Morrison.