Clinton Morse

[Barb Bryant]

Orienteering USA is deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of Clinton Morse, National Communications Manager, on July 12, 2024. He suffered a fatal heart attack after his morning run. Clinton was 62 years old. His untimely loss leaves a big gap in our hearts, and will be felt throughout the orienteering community. We offer our deepest condolences to his wife Ellen, his children Anna, Hayden, and Jackson, as well as to his extended family and friends.  

He was a wonderful human being who also did a great deal of OUSA publicity, including the monthly newsletter, Year In Review, social media posts, and anything else he was asked. Clinton is most famous as the guy with the camera who was running around like a maniac near the O-meet finish line to take your photo.  You couldn’t breathe, but suddenly you wanted to try to look good in the shot. He had a gift for highlighting our best orienteering selves, whether that was in words or in images.

Clint was a graduate of Cornell, and most of his career was in horticulture.  He was the manager of the greenhouse and botanical collections at the University of Connecticut until his retirement in 2020.  Besides his official OUSA role, Clinton was an enthusiastic orienteer, trail runner, and Rogainer, and was a mapper as well as a frequent course setter. Most recently, he single-handedly produced the Team Trials for the US World Orienteering Championship team at UConn, from maps to courses to results.

He will be missed…

[Gord Hunter]

Barb,

Thank you very much for this very sad news which many of us will have seen on Attack Point.

It is a sad time and also a busy time for many in orienteering. Clint was supposed to be here at the Pan American Masters Games. He is being missed. At the Sprint Awards ceremony Mike Minium asked for and received a heart-felt moment of silence.

But will OUSA be able to keep us informed of where we can see details of funeral arrangements, memorial funds and if OUSA has plans for a tribute to Clinton? Suncoast Orienteering will definitely be in for a donation as will members personally, I'm sure.

Also are there things that any of us should be doing to make sure Clint's work and legacy carries on? For instance in the next monthly newsletter there would have been news about the PAMG Orienteering as well as the JWOC, WOC and WMOC as well as promos for upcoming events in August and September. 

Again, thank you for your information.

Gord Hunter

 

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[Bruce Moore]

Very shocking and sad news.    He told me he was looking forward to going to a concert in Nashville after he attended to PanAm games.   He will be missed by me and his memories will live on through his great photos..

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