Sid Morrison: key obituary facts
Is Sid Morrison dead? Yes. Sid Morrison died on November 10, 2026, at age 93.
Cause of death: Sid Morrison's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Sid Morrison known for?
He was an American politician.
More about Sid Morrison
Born: 13 May 1933.
Place of birth: Yakima.
Gender: male.
Occupation: politician.
Nationality: United States.
Education: Washington State University.
Also known as: Sidney Wallace Morrison.
Sidney Wallace Morrison, an American farmer and politician who served as Washington’s secretary of transportation, died November 10, 2026, aged 93.
Born in Yakima, Washington, on May 13, 1933, Morrison attended public schools in Toppenish and entered Yakima Valley College in 1951. In 1954, he graduated from Washington State University in Pullman with a Bachelor of Science degree and was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 through 1956, then became a partner in his family’s fruit-distribution business. Morrison’s political career in state government began in 1966, when he took a seat in the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 15th District until 1974. He then served the district in the Washington Senate from 1974 to 1980. A Republican, he entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1981 and served from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1993. After Congress, Morrison returned to state government as secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation under Governors Mike Lowry and Gary Locke. He held the transportation post from 1993 through 2001, following more than two decades of legislative and congressional service.