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About Help Contact login Rev Poss Morris SJ Title: Rev First Name: Edmond Middle Names: William Preferred Name: Poss Surname: Morris Order: SJ Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1910 Place of Birth: Bunbury WA Country of Birth: Australia Date of Ordination: 1943 Place of Ordination: Country of Ordination: Ordination Diocese: Seminary: Date of Death: 10-Dec-1971 Place of Death: Melbourne VIC Country of Death: Australia Date of Burial: 1971 Place of Burial: Boroondara, Kew VIc Country of Burial: Australia Find A Grave URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199185960 FindaGrave - Person Photo FindaGrave - Grave Photo Biographical Notes Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017: Morris, Edmond Teacher; born Bunbury, Western Australia, 8 October 1910; died Melbourne, 10 December 1971, aged 61. Edmond Morris, affectionately known as 'Poss', was educated at Xavier College, Melbourne, and entered the Jesuit noviciate at Loyola, Greenwich, NSW, 1 March 1929. He studied for his university exams and philosophy at Rathfarnham and Tullamore, Ireland, 1931-37, and theology at Canisius College, Pymble. He was ordained in 1943, and did tertianship at Watsonia in 1945. Most of his working life was spent teaching religion and history at Xavier College, Melbourne, 1946-68. He found teaching religion very difficult, but obtained good results from his history students each year. He enjoyed teaching and was respected by students and peers alike for his dignity and humility. He was a very hard worker, and a devoted rowing master, much appreciated by all those who were associated with that sport. He was an entirely likeable character, one who was genuinely sincere and open, showing complete concern for others. He suffered much from ill health, and spent the last years of his life at Loyola College, Watsonia, Victoria, being its rector for one year, 1970. For many years he had been a diffident personality, but always remained gentle and approachable. Perhaps his total lack of guile and his earnestness made him the butt of constant banter. He was really an angler's dream. No matter how heavy the line, he always rose to the bait. There was the pained look, the vehement defence, and then the semi-reproachful smile. (Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Edmond

Middle Names:

William

Preferred Name:

Poss

Surname:

Morris

Order:

Date of Birth:

08-Oct-1910

Place of Birth:

Bunbury WA

Country of Birth:

Australia

Date of Ordination:

1943

Place of Ordination:

Country of Ordination:

Ordination Diocese:

Seminary:

Date of Death:

10-Dec-1971

Place of Death:

Melbourne VIC

Country of Death:

Australia

Date of Burial:

1971

Place of Burial:

Boroondara, Kew VIc

Country of Burial:

Australia

Find A Grave URL:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199185960

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Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Morris, Edmond

Teacher; born Bunbury, Western Australia, 8 October 1910; died Melbourne, 10 December 1971, aged 61.

Edmond Morris, affectionately known as 'Poss', was educated at Xavier College, Melbourne, and entered the Jesuit noviciate at Loyola, Greenwich, NSW, 1 March 1929. He studied for his university exams and philosophy at Rathfarnham and Tullamore, Ireland, 1931-37, and theology at Canisius College, Pymble. He was ordained in 1943, and did tertianship at Watsonia in 1945.

Most of his working life was spent teaching religion and history at Xavier College, Melbourne, 1946-68. He found teaching religion very difficult, but obtained good results from his history students each year. He enjoyed teaching and was respected by students and peers alike for his dignity and humility. He was a very hard worker, and a devoted rowing master, much appreciated by all those who were associated with that sport.

He was an entirely likeable character, one who was genuinely sincere and open, showing complete concern for others. He suffered much from ill health, and spent the last years of his life at Loyola College, Watsonia, Victoria, being its rector for one year, 1970. For many years he had been a diffident personality, but always remained gentle and approachable.

Perhaps his total lack of guile and his earnestness made him the butt of constant banter. He was really an angler's dream. No matter how heavy the line, he always rose to the bait. There was the pained look, the vehement defence, and then the semi-reproachful smile.

(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)

Rev Poss Morris SJ

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