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R SRLUTE TO MORRIS M. RRSMUSSEN
On February 25,
of 57,
1994,
"Morey" RasmusseYI passed away at the age
following a brief illness with pancreatitis.
remembered for his many fine qualities.
He will be
Do you know why Morey
had a big physical stature? To "hangar" his big heart! He was
always willing to assist others in need,
always friendly and he
always had a smile.
I'm certain that the combination of Morey's desire to serve
others and his love for flying are what attracted him to join
the North Hennetln,
MN C1Vll Air Patrol Composite Squadron back
in 1977. CAP became a family affair when his son,
the cadet program and his wife,
senior member.
Todd,
joined
Betty joined the squadron as a
Morey remained active with the North Hennetin
Squadron until 1981 when he and his family moved to California
where he joined us at Camarillo Squadron 61.
As a Mission Pilot,
Morey participated in dozens of search and rescue missions for
missing aircraft,
fl i ghts.
missing hunters, ELT missions and Red Cross
Between 1985 and 1987, Morey served as Commander of Squadron 61.
Under his leadership, obstacles that had blocked the
construction of our current CAP building were overcome. One of
the largest obstacles was the need for money. Morey solved that
problem by encouraging those who contributed to the United Way
through payroll deduction to direct their contributions to Civil
Air Patrol Squadron 61. Soon after that our squadron had all the
funds needed to complete the project.
Here are a few quotes from several members of Squadron 61 who
worked closely with Morey: "He'll be remembered by his staff
members for his well organized meetings,
home";
often held at his
"He was very group oriented and tried tc, get everyone
involved"; He was an excellent Squadron Commander to work with
and well orgarli zed"; "He had a horlest corlcern for the cadet
program".
Morey enjoyed getting together with fellow CAP members for
coffee and pie ••• and everyone enjoyed getting together with
Morey. He was just a lot of fun to be with and he made everyone
feel
impc,rtarlt.
Services were held on March 2,
Pierce Brothers Mortuary.
1994, at the Camarillo Chapel of
Eleven members of Squadron 61 attended
to pay their respects to an individual who had set an example of
how to serve others with ·a smile.
Betty,
his son Todd,
He is survived by his wife
and daughter Wendy.
Our thoughts and
prayers are with his family.
Because of Morey's love for CAP and its mission,
requested that
the family
in lieu of flowers a donation be made to Civil
Air Patrol Memorial Fund For Morey Rasmussen.
MORRIS M. RASMUSSEN
"SEMPER VIGILANS"