Dr. Peter A.F. Morrin, 1931-2007

Dr. Peter Morrin died peacefully at 7:00 p.m. on the evening of October 3rd, 2007, surrounded by his immediate family.

This site is for historical reference only. A new web-site, www.morrins.ca, has been developed to honour the life of Peter A.F. Morrin. If you notice any pages that don't display properly, or you get any unexpected error messages, on either page, please send me an e-mail at morrinfuneral@magma.ca. Thank you. Hugh

The Funeral Program, Homily, Tributes and other details are posted here. A memorial service was also held at University Church, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland, on October 22nd.

Obituaries, Notices & other Posthumous Tributes:

• The Globe & Mail, Friday, 2 Nov 2007. "He was among the first doctors in Canada to perform dialysis", by F.F. Langan. Scanned pdf, Text only pdf and on-line versions.
• The Irish Times, Saturday, 13 Oct 2007. "Pioneer in treatment of kidney diseases". On-line version.
• Canadian Society of Nephrology Notice and obituary (pdf).
• The Globe & Mail, Friday, 30 Nov 2007. "I Remember", Dr. Isaac Sobol of Iqaluit. Web link.
• Kingston Whig-Standard, Saturday, 6 Oct 2007. "Dr. Peter Morrin - a pioneer, a teacher and a friend to many".
• A Obituary from the web site of Ampleforth College.
• A letter to the editor (scan), Kingston Whig-Standard, Saturday, 13 Oct 2007. "Dr. Morrin had integrity", from Edward Shea.
• "KGH remembers two of its pioneers", the KGH Spectrum, October 23, 2007.
• Notices in The Globe & Mail (scan) & The Whig-Standard (scan) -- both the same -- and The Irish Times, Saturday, 6 Oct 2007.

Earlier Articles, Profiles & Tributes:

• The History of the Renal Unit at Washington University, St. Louis, MO: Reports on Dr. Morrin's activities in the late 1950's, from the Washington University web site.
• Profile on ... Dr. Peter A.F. Morrin, from "The Diatran", Fall 2002, a publication of the The Kidney Foundation of Canada.
• The KGH Honourary Medical Staff (jpg version) (pdf version), from the November 2005 issue of the KGH Spectrum.
• The Peter Morrin Prize in Nephrology.
• A Retirement Tribute, presented on retirement from Queen's University, June, 1995.

Papers, Speeches, etc - by Peter Morrin:

• Keynote Address, "The Development of Nephrology", to a conference in India, 1994. From The Journal of Postgraduate Medicine web site. Download a pdf version of the paper. (Forgive me, I don't know which conference this was. I am only now learning of so many of my father's accomplishments.)
• The Development of Renal Dialysis and Transplantation in Kingston: 1961-1995, an excerpt from "Queen's School of Medicine - A Scrapbook of Memories, 1954-2004", pages 23-28. A crisper (easier to read) reproduction. Reprinted with permission from Dr. Donald B. Jennings.
• Journal of Postgraduate Medicine - list of papers published by Dr. Morrin.
• Scientific Commons - list of papers published by Dr. Morrin.

Photographs:

• Photographs 1-16.
• Photographs 17-32.
• Photographs 33-48.
• A wonderful portrait by Ernie Sparks.

At this time, these photographs are in no particular order, and they are mostly from the last few years. As I collect more, I'll organize them by time and activity. If you have some you'd like to share with me, please e-mail them to me at morrinfuneral@magma.ca. Thank you.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made either to the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation or to The Dr. Peter Morrin Academic Fund, Queen's University, or any other charity of your choice.

A note about the accident.

Our family has been overwhelmed by the compassion and support of family, friends, colleagues, neighbours, and others whom we've never even met. Your letters, e-mails, and expressions of condolence are all very much appreciated, and have helped us through these difficult times.

I plan to continue to build on this on-line memorial to my father in the weeks, months and years ahead. If you have any photos, articles, papers, or other tributes which you'd like to share, please e-mail them to me. If you have my current e-mail address, use that; if not, you may use morrinfuneral@magma.ca, which is a temporary alias.

Hugh Morrin

Last updated: March 9, 2008