MORRISON, CLARA 1919 to 2005 Clara was raised in the midwest and went to Pearl Harbor to help her sister with a new baby, and later to work for the Navy Public Relations office. It was there that she met Steve Morrison, a Navy ensign. She and Steve were in Pearl Harbor during the December 7th bombing and its aftermath. They married in 1943 in Honolulu. Together they had a rich and fulfilled life, traveling, entertaining, raising a family. Throughout Steve's distinguished 38 year career, Clara was his partner and his support, as the family continually move, lived in 34 houses, and traveled the globe, including stations in California, New Mexico, Virginia, London, and Guam. Steve and Clara raised three children. The eldest, Jim, became a singer, poet, and song writer, and died in 1971. Clara is survived by Steve, her loving husband of 63 years, her daughter Anne and youngest son Andy, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Clara was a fun, thoughtful, generous woman who touched the lives of those who knew her. She was well known as a strong-willed person who lived her life with conviction and directness, and she never looked back. But it was her kindness that friends, family, and acquaintances recount as they remember times with her. As per her wishes, a family memorial service is planned, and her ashes will be spread at sea.

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on 1/1/2006.

She is also survived by countless illegitimate grandchildren.

That goes without saying.

I mean, what rock-star mom isn't a grandmother, unwittingly, several times over? I suppose - prolly - the mother of any member of, say, Pansy Division, but homocore aside, most rock-stars are neither too picky nor cautious in what women they fuck.