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LLOYD MORRISSETTE
The
late Lloyd Morrissette, one of Alhambra’s leading merchants dealing in fine
furs and expert fur work, headed a successful business located at 712 East Main
Street, which is being carried on by his widow, Mrs. Lloyd (Muriel)
Morrissette.
Lloyd
Morrissette was born on August 4, 1902, in St. Anne, Illinois, the son of Archille and Sarah (Gibson) Morrissette. He received his early education at St. Anne
Elementary and High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Beginning
his career in the fur business at the age of seventeen, Mr. Morrissette was
employed for over twenty years as the manager of The Grand in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
On
June 25, 1938, Mr. Morrissette married Miss Muriel Markham in a garden wedding
at the home of her parents in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
In
1943, five years after their marriage, the Morrissette’s moved to California,
where Mr. Morrissette became associated with Willard George in Los Angeles
prior to opening his own fur salon in 1944 in Alhambra.
Very
active in local civic affairs, Mr. Morrissette gave freely of his time for
community undertakings, centering his attention on local school bond
issues. A member of the Alhambra Chamber
of Commerce, he was also a member of the Alhambra Lodge No. 1328, B.P.O.E., the
American Fur Designers and the Fur Guild of America. He was an active member of the Park School
Parent-Teachers Association and in 1959 was honored by being awarded a life
membership to the Park School PTA.
During World War II Mr. Morrissette was a member of the Civil Defense
Corps of Alhambra.
For
two consecutive years, Lloyd’s Fur Studio won First Prize for their float in
the annual Hi Neighbor Parade in Alhambra, which were designed and created by
Mrs. Morrissette.
The
Morrissette family are members of the Oneonta
Congregational Church in South Pasadena.
Mrs.
Morrissette is a 1927 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, where she
majored in advertising. She enjoyed her
husband’s hobby of building a cabin in the desert, which gave him great
pleasure and satisfaction in completing all the improvements and the
finishing. Their three children, Joy,
born June 15, 1940; Melinda, born on March 25, 1946; and Mark, who was born on
December 19, 1949, also enjoy the family retreat in the desert.
After
her husband’s death on April 3, 1959, Mrs. Morrissette very capably took over
the management of the fur studio which is located at 712 East Main Street. In addition to her busy work schedule, Mrs.
Morrissette is active in local Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts. In 1961 she was awarded an honorary lifetime
membership in the Park School Parent-Teachers Association, an organization she
has actively participated in for many years.
Transcribed by
V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source:
Historical Volume & Reference Works Including Alhambra, Monterey Park,
Rosemead, San Gabriel & Temple City, by Robert P. Studer,
Pages 507-508, Historical Publ., Los Angeles, California. 1962.
© 2013 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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