Stephen Morris

Stephen E. Morris, 67 of Schaumburg, Il and formerly of Kearney, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM , Tuesday July 17, 2012 at First United Methodist Church in Kearney. The Rev. Gary Main will officiate. Interment will be in the Kearney Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Monday at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney and one hour prior to service time at the church. Memorials will be established in his name. On-line condolences may be submitted to osrfh.com. O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney is in charge of arrangements. He was born on November 14, 1944 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Harold and Louise (Carlson) Morris. Stephen graduated Kearney High School in 1962, and went on to earn a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 1967, and an MBA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas in 1971. On July 23, 1966, he married Louise Ann Kostos, in Omaha, Nebraska. Together they had one son Timothy. Stephen and Louise enjoyed traveling and long walks together as well as spending time with family and friends. Stephen was an engineer, entrepreneur, and businessman who started his career at a division of Rockwell Corporation in Dallas, Texas and went on to run a successful startup technology company based in Chicago, Illinois. Despite his heroic battle with Cancer, he never lost his optimistic spirit, and had the good fortune of continuing his career with US Robotics Corporation while undergoing his Cancer treatment. Stephen was a strong person with an exceptionally positive and caring attitude, and will always be remembered as a true gentleman. Stephen’s interests and hobbies included writing poetry, spending time and long walks with his soul mate Louise, and cruising with his brother Scott, at exotic car show events across the country. He is survived by his beloved wife of 46 years, Louise of Schaumburg, Il,, son Tim (Jean) of Plymouth, MI and three grandchildren, Mac, Kate and Mitch, brothers Scott of Kearney and Robert of Olatha. KS and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. A subsequent memorial service is being planned in the Chicago area at a date to follow.

Stephen Morris

November 14, 1944 - July 10, 2012