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How a surprise snowstorm almost spoiled Kennedy s inauguration 60 years ago
Kevin Ambrose and Jason Samenow, The Washington Post
Jan. 19, 2021
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A member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer s Inaugural Snow Removal Force prepares to move a car abandoned in the snowstorm on the eve of Kennedy s inauguration in 1961.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Since presidential inaugurations moved from March to January in 1937, none have stirred up as much weather drama as John F. Kennedy s in 1961, when a surprise snowstorm the day before brought Washington to a standstill.
With a little more than 24 hours until the inaugural ceremony, the forecast on Jan. 19, 1961, called for a mix of rain and snow and little accumulation. By late the same night, 8 inches of wind-whipped snow had paralyzed the metropolitan area.
On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, Charles Matthew Morris Jr., loving husband and father of two, passed away.
He is survived by his adoring wife of 52 years, Marja, his two daughters, Beth Morris Veigl (Edgar W. Veigl) of Cullman, AL and Kathy Morris-Jones (Steven E. Jones III) of Brooklyn, NY, and three grandchildren, Lily Beth Veigl, Chloe Annabelle Jones and Hudson Mitchell Jones; sister, Barbara Morris Evans; brother, Joe Morris; Sister-in-law, Dr. Sally K Mitchell (Dr. Crispin Spencer) and a host of nieces, nephews, and other family members and friends. Charlie is now reunited with his family and friends that preceded him in death: his parents, Charles Matthew Morris Sr. and Mary Louise Coffee Morris; his sister and her husband, Mary Louise Morris Petrossian (Leon Petrossian); his father and mother-in-law, Col. John W. (Jack) Mitchell and Mary OâConnor Mitchell; his sister-in-law, Delores âTudieâ Tudor Morris; his brother-in-laws, Jesse âShepâ Evans Jr. and