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Morris "Coach" Morris Dixon, 57, a resident of Albuquerque, went to be with our Lord on December 13, 2007, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Montecello, AR on September 1, 1950. He is survived by his wife, Rose; mother, Maxine; children, Janee (husband Jarrett), Ashley and Curtis; grandson, Kaden; brother, Ted; sister, Cindy; nephews, Shane, JD, MJ, Mark and John; in-laws, Cesario and Isabel De Lora, Elizabeth De Lora, Matt and Belle De Lora, Augustine and Belinda Sanchez. He was preceded in death by his father, Curtis Morris Dixon, Sr. He touched the lives of countless players on and off the field during his 20+ years of coaching and will be dearly missed. Visitation will be at French Mortuary Wyoming Chapel, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE on Monday, December 17, 2007 from 5 p.m. -7 p.m. Services will be held Tuesday December 18, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Calvary Chapel, 4001 Osuna Road NE. An honorary guard of his La Cueva players will be present. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Pall bearers will be Ted Dixon, Matt De Lora, Augustine Sanchez, MJ De Lora, Danny Knee, and Mike Sparaco. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to APS Foundation (Steve Knee Scholarship), 9510 Modesto NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122. French Mortuary, Inc. 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400 www.frenchmortuary.com
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