Mr Morrison's daughter has passed away
May 23, 2022 9:20:08 GMT -5
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Post by 45colt on May 23, 2022 9:20:08 GMT -5
I though the community should know that Mr. Morrison's daughter passed away recently. This was the person that typed up the original "Alias Billy the Kid" manuscript for her dad and who had met Brushy back in the 1950s. She was convinced he was Billy the Kid. As anyone knows that ever "found" her and tried to speak with her, she was very private and would not talk about Brushy Bill. That said, I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression. She was not hiding anything or ashamed of the story. Quite the opposite. I was fortunate to become very close with her and she was very helpful with some of the details that are in my book. I have never publicly acknowledged this because she didn't want any attention but now that she is in heaven with her savior I want to give her the credit she is due. Her life was a living rebuke of all of the ridiculous arguments made against her father. He was not out for money, he was not out for fame, he was not committing fraud. This woman, like her father, was a woman of impeccable character and chose not to allow her life to be consumed by the inquisitive public's demand for information they really had no right to. She chose not to let self seeking people bully her family into giving them her personal memories and recollections. Morrison had written his book and said what he wanted to say and she didn't see any reason to add to that. Although her clarifications, memories and nuance were invaluable to my research, the biggest take away I had from our relationship was that William V. Morrison was a good man and worthy of being respected. I will deeply miss this amazing woman and friend. We have all lost a treasure many of us didn't even know we had.
