Timothy Marshall Morrison

Timothy Morrison. 73, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023 after a courageous fight with cancer. He was a lawyer, a public servant and teacher. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Linda Hunt, whom he met at Wright Quadrangle when both were students at IU. Tim is also survived by his sister Georganne Morrison (Don Yocom), nephew Marshall Morrison-Yocom (Jenny), grand-niece Rory and grand-nephew Ira. The family includes Linda’s mother, Mary Hunt, her brother Glenn (Sherry), nephew Brad (Erica); grand-nephews Edan and Beckham, and niece Kara. Tim was born in Troy, Ohio in 1949, the son of George and Carolyn Morrison, and moved with the family to Ft Wayne, Indiana in 1955. A graduate of New Haven High School, he attended Indiana University-Bloomington where he received an A.B. in political science in 1971 and a J.D. from the IU Bloomington Law School (now Maurer) in 1974. He was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1974. Tim was a commissioned officer in the military intelligence branch of the U.S. Army and served in the U.S. Army Reserve for five years. Tim began his public service with the Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney’ office as chief deputy prosecutor from 1975 until 1981, when he became a supervising attorney in the Marion County (Indianapolis) prosecutor’s office. In 1988, Tim moved from state to federal prosecution and was appointed first assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. He stayed with the U.S. Department of Justice for 23 years until his retirement in 2011. During that span, he served as interim United States Attorney (that period between Presidential appointees) and led that office three times for a total time of fifty-seven months. In 2006, Tim received an award recognizing executive achievement from the Director of the Executive Office of United States Attorneys in Washington, D.C. In the fall of 2011, Tim became an adjunct instructor for the Department of Criminal Justice at Indiana University-Bloomington, where he taught criminal law and criminal procedure to undergraduates. In 2013, he started teaching at the Maurer School of Law. Over the next eight years, through 2020, Tim taught classes at Maurer in criminal law, criminal procedure-investigations, and white collar crime. In 2016 Tim received the Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Tim was honored and humbled when he received the State Of Indiana Sagamore of the Wabash Award in December of 2021. Tim served on the Indiana University Auditorium Advisory Board. Tim attended IU Auditorium events since he was an undergrad in the 1960’s and was honored to serve in this role. He also belonged to the National Association of Former United States Attorneys (NAFUSA). Tim was a member of the First United Church in Bloomington, where he worked on the Finance Committee and assisted with the Interfaith Homeless Shelter. In lieu of flowers Memorial contributions may be made to the Indiana University Foundation to the IU Auditorium Community Engagement Fund, in memory of Tim Morrison, via check mailed to P.O. Box 500, Bloomington, IN, 47402 or at https://give.myiu.org/iu-bloomington/I320015963.html or an organization of your choice. A funeral service to celebrate Tim’s life will be held at 4:00pm Friday, January 20, 2023 at the First United Church, 2420 E. Third St., Bloomington, Indiana, Rev. Jessica Petersen-Mutai officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00pm to service time Friday, January 20, 2023 also at the church. Allen Funeral Home and Crematory 4155 South Old State Road 37 is handling the arrangements and online condolences, photos and memories may be shared with family and friends at www.allencares.com.

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Timothy Marshall Morrison

February 1, 1949 - January 6, 2023