Memorials

• Publication year: 2023
• Citation: Vol. 46 No. 3 Pg. 44
• Pages: 44

MemorialsVol. 46 No. 3 Pg. 44Wyoming Bar JournalJune, 2023

Memorials

Morris R. Massey

Morris was born in Custer, South Dakota, to Clara (Rittberger) & Robert Massey. He had one older brother, Bruce, and a younger sister, Pauline. After spending his first 12 years in Custer, the family moved to Tensleep, Wyoming, where his father worked as a ranger for the U.S. Forest Service. As one might expect from a teen in small-town Wyoming, he was involved in his fair share of mischief. His shenanigans didn't stop him from graduating first in his class of nine at Tensleep High School. He enlisted in the Navy as soon as he graduated so he could, "Get the hell out of Tensleep!" His desire to be a doctor led him to serve as a hospital corpsman, stationed in Hawaii, during the Korean War. After the war ended, he returned to Wyoming to attend the University of Wyoming where he received a Bachelor's Degree in psychology, graduating first in his class again. The brilliant man then decided he would pursue a degree in law and was admitted in Laramie without reservation or even an exam. He graduated with honors and was offered a job with a law firm in Casper, by Bill Brown, where he became senior...