Godfrey Morgan

Godfrey “Bob” Morgan, passed away peacefully with family by his side, at Peace Hospice on June 24, 2024. He was 93 years old. 

Bob was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 31, 1930, the first child to Godfrey Morgan Jr. and Reta (Soneson) Morgan. He was raised in Short Hills New Jersey, along with his younger sister Laurie. He graduated from Millburn High School in New Jersey. He attended Middlebury College in Vermont, graduating with a business degree. Bob served with the U.S. Army 1952-1954, stationed in Germany. In 1960 he took a winter ski trip with friends to Sun Valley, Idaho where he met and fell in love with Hope Warren, who was also on a skip trip with friends. Bob and Hope married on January 7, 1961, in Cohasset, MA. After marrying, they lived a short time in Spokane, WA, before moving to Great Falls, MT, where they settled down and raised their two daughters, Julie and Lynne. Bob began his career in 1964 as a Snap-On Tools dealer, selling in the Great Falls region and on the Hi-Line, with Havre and Cut Bank as part of his regular sales route. He retired in 1985 after 20 years with the company. He was a smart investor and lived frugally throughout his life, enabling him to proudly retire at 55 years of age. Bob loved music and singing and spent most of his adult life singing and traveling with the Treasure Statesmen Barbershop Chorus. He sang in several quartets, singing his voice part as tenor. He traveled all over the U.S. attending national Barbershop shows and conventions. The highlight of his years in Barbershop singing was in 1971 when he won the District Barbershopper of the Year Award. 

In addition to his love of Barbershop singing, Bob enjoyed fly fishing, hiking, baseball, bird watching, gardening, cooking and reading. Traveling and adventures with his wife Hope gave him much joy. Among these was traveling to all 50 states with their RV travel trailer in tow, with Hope as his co-pilot and map reader. In their later years, the highlight of their travels together was the two Windjammer Barefoot Cruises they took through the Caribbean Islands. Bob loved an adventure no matter the challenge in his later years. So, at the age of 80, he and Hope joined their daughter Lynne, son-in-law Steve, and grandson Ryan on a weeklong horseback trip to the Chinese Wall in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. After Bob and Hope retired, they spent their winters in Tucson, AZ, where Bob stayed active, playing on the Tucson Senior Softball League. 

Bob is survived by his daughter Julie (Greg) Klein, of Mansfield, TX, and daughter Lynne (Steve) Durkin, of Great Falls, MT, his one and only favorite grandson, Ryan Durkin, of Great Falls, MT, and his good friend Ron Yates, of Great Falls, MT. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Hope, his parents, Godfrey Jr., and Reta Morgan, of Sun City, AZ, and his sister Laurie Morrow, of Cave Junction, OR. No service is planned. Bob leaves us with many fond and humorous memories. Always in our hearts!

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