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Biographical Note
Wilmington physician Dr. Allston J. "Tony" Morris practiced internal
medicine at the Wilmington Medical Center for thirty years, retiring in
1979. Before their merger formed the Wilmington Medical Center, he was on
the staff of the Delaware, Memorial, and General Hospitals, completing his
residency at Delaware Hospital in 1949.
At the Wilmington Medical Center, Dr. Morris served as the secretary of
staff from 1967-1969, its president from 1970-1974, and a member of the
center's board of directors from 1976 until 1996. Following his retirement
Dr. Morris became vice president for medical affairs at the Wilmington
Medical Center, serving from 1979-1989.
Dr. Morris was active in the medical community serving as president of the
Delaware Academy of Medicine in 1965 and 1966, chairman of the Committee on
Public Laws of the Medical Society of Delaware (1969-1978), a board member
of the Delaware Foundation for Medical Care, and a past medical director of
the Milton and Hattie Kutz Home.
In 1968 Dr. Morris was part of the Southbridge Medical Action Committee,
later known as the Southbridge Medical Advisory Council, which planned and
founded a neighborhood clinic in the Southbridge section of Wilmington. When
the clinic opened for patients in 1970, Dr. Morris was one of its volunteer
physicians. He assisted at the Southbridge Medical Activities Center for
many years, serving as the center's vice president from 1968-1974. Today
that clinic is the Henrietta Johnson Medical Center.
Dr. Morris died at his home in Wilmington on August 15, 1996. He is survived
by his wife Emily B. Morris and four sons.