Freestone County, Texas
Obits


Houston Chronicle newspaper - Sunday 02/20/2005 edition

MORROW

QUINTON D. (BUD) 

MORROW SR. born on 1-30-1920 passed away on 2-15-2005 in Fairfield Texas. His
wife of 14 years Betty Moss Morrow preceded him in death in 2001. He is 
survived by his son Quinton D. Morrow Jr of Spring Texas, Step-daughter Sharyl
Pressley of College Station, Grandson GySgt Randy L. Morrow USMC and Grand 
daughter Tuesday Cammack of lola Texas and their spouses and 4 Great 
grandchildren. Mr Morrow went to work for Monsanto Chemical Co. in Texas City
Texas in 1944 and stayed there until 1954. He helped rebuild the Monsanto
Plant after the Texas City Blast He then went to work for the Houston Ind. 
School Dist. as a printer and photographer. While attending Texas A&M he 
earned his Vocational Teaching Certificate and taught Offset Printing until 
the early 70's when he was promoted to Assistant Coordinator of Printing for 
HISD and retired with that title in 1978. In the Houston area at Playland 
Park Arrowhead Park , The Astrodome and also Meyers Speedway he was involved 
in auto racing . As a NASCAR Official for 20 years he worked The Daytona 500 
many times and officiated the very first NASCAR race at Texas World Speedway 
in College Station and also the USAC Races held there . His son joined him in 
this hobby and they shared many memorable moments together with many great 
names in auto racing - Bud spent his retirement years at the family farm in 
Teague Texas where he enjoyed raising cattle and doing genealogy work with
Betty. He will be missed by all who knew him and especially his family. He 
was involved with his grandchildren as they grew up and was a very proud and 
loving father and Grandfather. Services were held at Blair Stubbs Funeral 
Home in Teague Texas on 2-17-2005 and a Scottish Rite Service was held at 
graveside in Salem Cemetery.