1931
Sally
2014
Sally Morley
August 18, 1931 — May 8, 2014
Sally Spence Morley, age 82, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on May 8, 2014 in the company of loving members of her family after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born Sally Ann Spence in Saginaw, Michigan on August 18, 1931, Sally graduated from Arthur Hill High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Smith College, and a Masters of Education from John Carroll University.
Sally began dating John C. Morley, an acquaintance from Saginaw, while she was attending Smith College and John was attending Yale University. They were married in 1954, commencing their sixty-year journey through life together. They raised six sons, living at various times in Oakland, CA; Ann Arbor, MI; Cos Cob and Greenwich, CT; Lima, Peru; Coral Gables, FL; Athens, Greece; Houston, TX, and Cleveland, OH, where they have lived since 1981.
Sally was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She selflessly devoted herself to her family, friends and communities. She was a great communicator and nourished deep relationships with family and friends, acting as a common bond between many extended groups of people. She cherished visiting with her family and friends at Higgins Lake, MI, where she and John spent time during nearly all of the past sixty summers, and Ft. Lauderdale, FL, where they spent several months of each of the past forty winters.
Sally was a deeply spiritual, life-long Christian, most recently as a long-standing member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights.
Sally taught elementary school after her graduation from Smith College, which marked the beginning of her life-long passion for education. She contributed her intellect and talents to numerous community organizations, including as a member of the Board of Trustees of Ursuline College, a co-founder and Director of Career Initiative Center, and honorary Director and member of the Board of Trustees of Beech Brook. John and Sally individually and through the John C. and Sally S. Morley Family Foundation have been generous benefactors to various organizations in Cleveland and elsewhere, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Orchestra, the University of Michigan Engineering School, the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Smith College, the Higgins Lake Foundation, the Roscommon Community Foundation and others.
Sally is survived by her husband, John, and their six sons and their families: John C. Morley, Jr. and his four sons, Andrew, James, John Whitney and Peter, of St. Paul, MN; Spence G. Morley and his three children, Matthew, Catherine and Stuart, of St. Paul, MN; David P. Morley, his wife, Anne, and their two daughters, Jennifer and Kristin, of Austin, TX; Andrew W. Morley, his wife, Rebecca, and their three sons, Thomas, Tyler and Cameron, of Boulder, CO; James B. Morley and his son, Austin, of Austin, TX; and Thomas M. Morley, his wife, Katharine, and their three children, Jeffrey, Sadie and Henry, of Gates Mills, OH. Sally is also survived by her three siblings, Jane S. Roeser of Birmingham, MI; Jennett S. Mooney and her husband, Albert K. Mooney, of Saginaw, MI; and Matthew J. Spence III, and his wife, Joanne, of Saginaw, MI.
The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in Sally's name to the Higgins Lake Foundation, P.O. Box 753, Roscommon, MI 48653; Ursuline College, 2550 Lander Road, Pepper Pike, OH 44124; or Urban Community School, 4909 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102.
A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, May 17, at 3PM in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
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Born Sally Ann Spence in Saginaw, Michigan on August 18, 1931, Sally graduated from Arthur Hill High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Smith College, and a Masters of Education from John Carroll University.
Sally began dating John C. Morley, an acquaintance from Saginaw, while she was attending Smith College and John was attending Yale University. They were married in 1954, commencing their sixty-year journey through life together. They raised six sons, living at various times in Oakland, CA; Ann Arbor, MI; Cos Cob and Greenwich, CT; Lima, Peru; Coral Gables, FL; Athens, Greece; Houston, TX, and Cleveland, OH, where they have lived since 1981.
Sally was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She selflessly devoted herself to her family, friends and communities. She was a great communicator and nourished deep relationships with family and friends, acting as a common bond between many extended groups of people. She cherished visiting with her family and friends at Higgins Lake, MI, where she and John spent time during nearly all of the past sixty summers, and Ft. Lauderdale, FL, where they spent several months of each of the past forty winters.
Sally was a deeply spiritual, life-long Christian, most recently as a long-standing member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights.
Sally taught elementary school after her graduation from Smith College, which marked the beginning of her life-long passion for education. She contributed her intellect and talents to numerous community organizations, including as a member of the Board of Trustees of Ursuline College, a co-founder and Director of Career Initiative Center, and honorary Director and member of the Board of Trustees of Beech Brook. John and Sally individually and through the John C. and Sally S. Morley Family Foundation have been generous benefactors to various organizations in Cleveland and elsewhere, including the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Orchestra, the University of Michigan Engineering School, the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Smith College, the Higgins Lake Foundation, the Roscommon Community Foundation and others.
Sally is survived by her husband, John, and their six sons and their families: John C. Morley, Jr. and his four sons, Andrew, James, John Whitney and Peter, of St. Paul, MN; Spence G. Morley and his three children, Matthew, Catherine and Stuart, of St. Paul, MN; David P. Morley, his wife, Anne, and their two daughters, Jennifer and Kristin, of Austin, TX; Andrew W. Morley, his wife, Rebecca, and their three sons, Thomas, Tyler and Cameron, of Boulder, CO; James B. Morley and his son, Austin, of Austin, TX; and Thomas M. Morley, his wife, Katharine, and their three children, Jeffrey, Sadie and Henry, of Gates Mills, OH. Sally is also survived by her three siblings, Jane S. Roeser of Birmingham, MI; Jennett S. Mooney and her husband, Albert K. Mooney, of Saginaw, MI; and Matthew J. Spence III, and his wife, Joanne, of Saginaw, MI.
The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in Sally's name to the Higgins Lake Foundation, P.O. Box 753, Roscommon, MI 48653; Ursuline College, 2550 Lander Road, Pepper Pike, OH 44124; or Urban Community School, 4909 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44102.
A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, May 17, at 3PM in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
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