Obit of Morava Jr., Louis "Ralph" - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips  <okarchives@comcast.net>    24 Jun 2007
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Morava Jr., Louis "Ralph"

Louis 'Ralph' Morava Jr. Wasilla, AK resident Louis 'Ralph' Morava 
Jr., 76, died Jan. 15, 2003, from natural causes at the VA Hospital in 
Salt Lake City, Utah, with his immediate family by his side. Mr. 
Morava was born Dec. 4, 1926, in Pueblo, Colo. to Louis Ralph Morava 
Sr. and Beulah Sue Woods. He married his wife Charleen in August 1951 
in Oklahoma, and graduated from Oklahoma A&M with a civil engineering 
degree. Together in 1952, he and his wife traveled up the Alcan 
Highway to begin their lives in Alaska. Early on in Anchorage, he 
worked in the Department of the Interior, Morison-Knutson, and was one 
of three generations working with Harry Purcell of Arctic Structures, 
and later in Wasilla for Al Johnson of Johnson Excavating, before 
leaving for the winter months in Utah and Oklahoma. He has been an 
avid hunter and fisherman in Alaska and active for 30 years with the 
Alaska Retriever Club trailing and judging, as well as enjoying his 
own golden retrievers. His family said, 'Dad had a deep and abiding 
love for his children. We offer our deepest regards to numerous nurses 
and doctors from Utah University Medical Center, Huntsman Cancer 
Research Center, Alaska and Utah VA Hospitals, as well as numerous 
Hospice members.' Mr. Morava is survived by his wife of 51 years, 
Charleen; his daughter Katherine, grandson Jerrod and granddaughter 
Morava Brown all of Tacoma; son Michael, daugher-in-law Gretchen and 
granddaughters Robyn, Ali and Katie Morava all of Wasilla, AK; brother 
James A. Morava and wife; nephews Jim and Matthew Morava all of 
Denver, CO. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be sent to 
Hospice VA Medical Center, 500 Foothill Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 
84148, Attn. Connie Campbell. Note and cards may be sent to 1930 
Wasatch Salt Lake City, UT 84108 and/or PO Box 878132, Wasilla, AK 
99687. A military burial is pending for a later date in Alaska.

Published in the Oklahoman on 3/5/2003.
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