Calling Hours, Funeral Service for Hillyer Student Lawrence Morra

Calling hours and funeral arrangements have been set for Lawrence John Morra Jr., a Hillyer College sophomore who was killed in a car accident on Friday night (Nov. 20) in Shelton, Conn.

Friends and family may call on Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 1 to 8 p.m., at Adzima Funeral Home in Stratford, Conn. For directions, visit www.adzimafuneralhome.com.

Funeral services will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 10 a.m., directly at St. Mark Roman Catholic Church, 500 Wigwam Lane, Stratford, with a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will take place in St. John Cemetery, 500 Moose Hill Road, Monroe, Conn.

Vice President for Student Affairs Lee Peters informed the University community of Morra’s tragic death in an e-mail on Saturday. Read Peters’ e-mail, which includes information about resources available to students who need someone to talk to during this difficult time.

In lieu of flowers, those who wish to make a donation in Morra’s memory may do so to the American Cancer Society, 372 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897.

You can read Morra’s obituary, and leave online condolences, at the Adzima Funeral Home website and the Connecticut Post website.