Henry (‘Hank’) Morland, an aerospace engineer who worked on Apollo missions to the moon and the Space Shuttle, and a 43-year resident of Pacific Palisades, died in Lafayette, California, on May 11. He was 81. Born in Detroit, Morland graduated from the University of Michigan. He served in the Army during World War II in France and Germany, raising portable pontoon bridges. He later worked at a laboratory associated with the University of Michigan in Ypsilanti, at Glenn L. Martin in Baltimore, at Lincoln Laboratory of MIT in Lexington, Massachusetts, and at Rockwell Space Division in various locations. Morland was an accomplished jazz pianist who played and arranged music throughout his life. He competed in national bridge and chess tournaments. He also served on the St. Matthew’s Parish School board. He loved baseball and coached Pacific Palisades Baseball Association teams from 1965 to 1973. Morland and his wife Dorothy (whom he married in 1947), moved to Lafayette two years ago. She had served as school librarian at St. Matthew’s for about 25 years and then ‘substituted’ in the library until they moved. In addition to his wife, Morland is survived by his sons, John (wife Hilary) of Lafayette, and James (Helen) of Boise, Idaho; and five grandchildren. Donations can be made in his name to the St. Matthew’s Parish School Library, 1031 Bienveneda Ave., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.
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