Dr. Cinda Lu Steenhof Morrison, formerly of Prairie Village, KS, concluded her courageous fight with cancer on January 10, 2017 in Seattle, WA.
Cinda was born in Kansas City, MO, and graduated from Gulfpark College for Women in Mississippi and subsequently earned her BA from University of Tulsa. She later earned her Master’s degree in Education from Mississippi State University before moving to the Northwest, where she earned her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Seattle University. Cinda was passionate about, and dedicated to, supporting educational innovation that improves K-12 public schools and ensuring all students that graduate from high school are enabled to succeed in their next endeavor. Her first job was as a high school teacher in Denver, CO, and she recently concluded a 45-year educational services career as the principal of a vocational tech high school in Portland, OR, as well as serving as an adjunct professor at Portland State University. She raised her family on Bainbridge Island and in Port Orchard, WA, where she was active in the Junior League of Seattle. Cinda was a dedicated mother, mentor to numerous young adults, and was a caring, thoughtful, and loyal friend to many.
She is survived by her two sons Tucker (Thanda) Morrison and grandchildren Carter and Sydney; Mac (Coley) Morrison; her mother, Jerre Clark Steenhof; her three younger sisters, Kyle Weinstock, Dana Mahoney, and Mary Addison Hackett; and her former husband Bill Morrison.
A celebration of Life Ceremony will be held at IslandWood on Bainbridge Is, WA, on Sunday, February, 12, 2017 at 12:30pm. If you would like to wear something orange in honor of her favorite color I'm sure she would appreciate that.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Seattle Humane Society.