Obituaries

Maurice Allen JacksonSchool Administrator

Maurice Allen Jackson, 79, a retired principal and administrator in the D.C. public school system, died Nov. 3 at Bethesda Health and Rehabilitation Center of complications from a stroke. He was a former Silver Spring resident.

Mr. Jackson was born in the District and graduated from Armstrong High School in 1945. He enrolled at Howard University, but his education was interrupted by Army service. After his discharge, he received his undergraduate degree in mechanical arts from West Virginia State College in 1950 and his master's degree in education administration from New York University in 1954.

He began his career in education as an industrial arts teacher at Birney Elementary School and later at Douglass Junior High School. He also taught social adjustment at Browne, Sousa and Hine junior high schools.

In the 1960s, he became assistant principal at Roosevelt High School and later returned to Sousa Junior High as principal. He became principal at Woodrow Wilson High School in 1970, serving for 10 years. He worked briefly in the office of the assistant superintendent of the D.C. school system before retiring in the early 1980s.

Mr. Jackson was a lifelong member of Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ in the District and volunteered at the Oasis Senior Center for the Homeless Aged and at homeless shelters. He was a co-founder of the APS assistant principals group, and his memberships included the Omega Psi Phi social fraternity.

An amateur photographer, he enjoyed shooting Washington's inaugurations, parades, dedications and protests. He never left home without his camera. He also took pictures on travels to Africa, Asia and Europe.

His marriages to Dorothy Marie Edwards Jackson and Barbara Elaine Brooks Jackson ended in divorce.

Survivors include a son from the first marriage, Blair Lamont Jackson of Silver Spring; a sister, Alfredda Hunt Payne of Silver Spring; and a grandson.

Eleanor K. MorrowTeacher, Political Activist

Eleanor Kinsella Morrow, 98, a teacher and Fairfax County political activist, died Nov. 19 at Goodwin House in Alexandria of complications from a stroke this year. She was a longtime resident of Annandale.

Mrs. Morrow was born near Rochester, N.Y., and grew up in Reno, Nev., and Berkeley, Calif., where she graduated from high school in 1925.

She attended the University of California at Berkeley for two years before moving east and receiving her undergraduate degree in business from Columbia University in 1929. She took graduate courses at the University of Wisconsin, the University of Chicago and Wesley Theological Seminary in the District and received a master's degree in education from George Washington University in 1960.

In the 1930s, she worked for the YWCA in York, Pa., and Brockton, Mass., assisting women employed in local businesses. She also was a caseworker for the Milwaukee County Board of Outdoor Relief.