Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Morley, Albert John February 2005
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The Tehachapi News 
Albert John Morley
1921 – 2005

Born in 1921, Albert John Morley was part of what’s been called the greatest 
generation. Growing up in post World War I London, he learned the secret of 
thriving in adversity.  

As a boy, he was sent to live in a sanitarium for a year because of a 
misdiagnosis. In the depression, his family struggled and his father became 
injured. The eldest of four, he left school to work in a factory at age 14. 
Soon after, his mother died from illness.  

World War II began and London was bombed constantly. He patrolled 
neighborhoods to ensure lights were out and to dispose of unexploded bombs. As 
soon as he was old enough, he joined the army and began fighting in the 
jungles of India and Burma.  

Danger and harsh conditions didn’t keep him from learning about the culture 
and wildlife and enough local language to interpret for soldiers. He witnessed 
fertility rites in which girls kissed the heads of cobras, he caught 
butterflies, and on his only leave in four years walked to the 12,000 foot 
level of Mt. Everest. He also read everything he could find.  

Discharged as a sergeant, he left sad memories behind and traveled to Canada, 
where he met and married Isobel, his wife for 36 years until her death in 
1986. They started anew as citizens of the United States, a country they 
always loved and admired.  

He worked for an airline, sold optical equipment and finally retired as a 
senior station officer for Los Angeles Police Department. He retired in Bear 
Valley Springs where he was active in the community. A mountaintop home he 
designed had an observatory for his telescope, a laboratory for his 
microscope, a library for his books and room for classical statues and 
antiques.

John is survived by his daughter, Barbara, who edits publications for her 
church, her daughter and son, who was awarded a Purple Heart in Iraq; son, 
Brian, a professor of philosophy and biblical studies, and his wife Donna and 
their two children. 

Bear Valley Church will host a memorial at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 19.  


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Volunteer submission - No relation to the deceased.
*Posted in the 16 February 2005 edition - no specific death date given.

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