MORRISON Derek James or Eric 1960-2003
Derek James Morrison was born on 18th June 1960 in Simpson Maternity Hospital in Edinburgh. Their parents were Alex. Morrison and Margaret Cornwall McGovern who had married in 1951. The family were living now at 27 Jamaica Street in Edinburgh. He was always known as Eric
Eric at the front with brothers Alex and Joe
with younger brother John
With sister in law Ena
With sister in law Lynn
Brother Alex’s wedding
Son Eric with his mum Elizabeth Stewart
Wife Elizabeth Stewart – she died in 2008.
A lovely story from Eric.
“My mum and dad split when I was 5. My mum then got together with Jimmy Bennett. They great thing was they all got on brilliantly. Jimmy was was a great friend of my dad and my mum and dad always stayed in touch and were always close.
Even when my dad was bad at the end, he was in a wheel chair, Jimmy Bennett would lift him in his wheelchair up the stair to our wee flat in Southouse Crescent so he could have dinner etc.
Jimmy got on great with all dad’s brothers etc. My mum and Jimmy had 2 daughters. My sisters. Dawn and Megan Bennett. You will see them in my photos. Great girls. They called my dad “Uncle Ecky or uncle chill chill”. My dad couldn’t get around well in chair in the end but Jimmy used to walk up to his house and take him out in chair to bookies then for a couple pints in cabin.I was/am blessed to call them both dad.
With his mum Margaret
Son Eric 1983 on his Graduation – the first from this side of the family to achieve this.
Son Eric with newborn son Archie Alexander Morrison 2015
2020 brings Primary School
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