Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Morrisette, William S. May 19, 1923
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Virginian Pilot and The Norfolk Landmark May 20, 1923

                        POPULAR POLICE DETECTIVE DIES

        Officer W.S. Morrisette Fails to Rally from Stroke of Apoplexy

Detective William S. Morrisette, one of the most universally esteemed members of 
the police force, died early yesterday morning at St. Vincent's Hospital as 
result of a stroke of apoplexy sustained Thursday.  Funeral services will be 
conducted this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at Brambleton Avenue Methodist Church, 
the Rev. J.T. Green, of that church, assisted by the Rev. J.A. Winn, D.D., of 
McKendree Methodist Church, officiating.
"Captain Billy," as Officer Morrisette was affectionately known to all members 
of the police department and hundreds of other friends, was stricken early 
Thursday while on night emergency duty at police headquarters.  When news of his 
death reached headquarters yesterday, the bell in the tower was tolled for half 
an hour, and the flag on the fire station was lowered to half mast out of 
respect to the officer who had answered his last emergency call.
Born in North Carolina, Officer Morrisette had lived in Norfolk since early 
manhood.  He first joined the police force in 1904 and two years later he 
resigned to return to the profession of travelling salesman, which he had 
followed prior to entering the department.  In 1913 he became a substitute 
patrolman again and was promoted to rank of regular patrolman that year.  Since 
that time he had been on the force continuously, assigned for the most part to 
duty in the detective bureau.  He had figured in an number of prominent cases, 
including the police intervention in the car barn robbery in 1919, one of the 
most exciting episodes in the annals of the Norfolk department and had been 
cited on several occasions for meritorious conduct.
Officer Morrisette is survived by his wife; a son, Melvin Morrisette; a 
daughter, Miss Alma Morrisette and three brothers, J.W., C.E. and J.E. 
Morrisette, all of Norfolk.  He was a member of the Norfolk Police Social and 
Relief Association, the Police Pension Fund Association, the Norfolk Police 
Athletic Association, and the Norfolk Police Beneficial Association.


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