William Stewart Morris, II, 29, a Northland resident of Kansas City, MO passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 18, 2021. He was born May 2, 1992 in Overland Park, KS to John W. and Lonna D. MorrisWill had a sweet soul, was moved by music in deep ways and loved intensely. He had a passion for climbing trees, and was very ingenuitive and skilled with his hands. While thoroughly stubborn, this was seamlessly transmuted into his creativity.
He spent the majority of his working career doing what he loved, climbing and trimming trees, and taking care of animals.
He leaves behind his dog Roxy, his beloved mother, Lonna Duzan and step-dad, Steven Jarrard of Kansas City, MO; his sister and his best friend, Olivia Morris of St. Petersburg, FL; maternal grandmother, Donna Duzan of Kansas City, MO; paternal grandmother, Jan Morris of Scottsdale, AZ; aunt, Davine Henning and uncle, Cody of Lacygne, KS; He was preceded in death by his father, John W. Morris, II.
Family and friends will gather to celebrate Will’s life on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at the Meyers Northland Chapel in Parkville. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a Memorial service commencing at 7:00 p.m. Flowers and memorial contributions are welcomed at the funeral home and contributions are welcomed and suggested to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) or the Arbor Day Foundation. Memories of Will and condolences may be shared at Meyersfuneralchapel.com.
May Will’s memort be a blessing for you, Lanna. Sending love to you. 💕💕💕
Will will always be in our hearts forever. I remember will and the stubborn,strong willed kid that was always doing back flips or pull ups. No matter where we were he was always showing how strong he was. My children grew up with both him and Olivia and even though we didn’t see them alot as the children had gotten older and started their own.paths in life they were always in our hearts. We love you Will and we will try to keep in better contact with you mom and sister.
When I think of Will I think of a kind sweet polite young man who was a wonderful friend to Trent, Trent really valued Will’s friendship and was talking to me about him a few days before he left his physical body. Will always spent time talking to me and Trent’s step dad when he would come to our house, When most of Trent’s friends never did. Will might be gone from our physical sight but he is near very near. Watch for his signs they are everywhere. Knowing Trent and Will they will be working together to show us they have never left. At the end of life, what really matters is not what we got but what we shared, not our success but our significance. Will lived a life that matters he lived a life of love. Sending love and healing energy!
Words can’t take away the pain that his loss brings, but know that we are thinking of you in this time of sadness.
Lonna, this loss brings together your friends, close and distant, to let you know we hurt to know how you must be hurting. May all those good memories of Will help take the bite out of the worst of that pain. Know that you aren’t forgotten in the days ahead.
Oh son of mine
You are now free
Your soul rests in peace
No misery
No fears
No pain
No obstacles
No challenges
And hard struggles
You chose how
Your journey ends
Or rather how
New it now begins
May your sweet soul
Find solace and peace
And your generous heart
Now be at ease
The joy you’ve brought
Is beyond all measure
Your time on earth
Has been my biggest pleasure
~ Love always and forever
~ Momma
I just now found out about Will today and I wanted to say a few things in memory of him.
I first met Will right after moving into a new neighborhood, I met him and his sister at the park outside our houses, at a time that I was new and didn’t have many local friends at all. He was so wild and fun and different compared to what I was used to as far as my other friends were like, but he kept everything exciting. We played lots of games like Tony Hawk’s pro skater, and explored the forest about our neighborhood and caught snakes and frogs. I do think of those times back then every now and then with fondness, and I’ll continue to do so for his memory. Rest well man, you deserve it.