Donald James Morrison, 80, of Sand Springs passed away at St. Francis Hospital on Saturday, January 15, 2022 with his family near.

Visitation for Donald will be held on Thursday January 20, 2022 from 2 to 4 pm at Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral Service of Sand Springs.

Donald was born on December 31, 1941 in Maude, OK to Leroy and Leona Morrison.

He began training in 1959 at age of 17 in the martial arts.  He studied Judo, Tae Kwon Do, Shotokan Karate, Isshinyu Karate and Taiwan Koushu and Hung Gar Kung Fu.  Later he also added Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan, and Chi Fung, one which he studied on a trip to Hong King.

Donald became an instructor for the Siu Lum Pai Gung Fu Association in 1975 and taught at the University of Montana where he met his future wife, Linda Sue Medcalf, whom he married on July 8, 1976.  They moved to Tulsa shortly after marrying, because his Sifu (teacher) told him "No One was teaching Kung Fu in Tulsa".

Donald and Linda, also an instructor opened a Dojo the Ten Tigers Kung Fu School in Broken Arrow, where they taught for over 40 years, closing in 2012.  He was also a certified Herbalist, which he gained in China, an artist in oils and woodcrafting.

Donald is survived by his wife of over 45 years, Linda; two daughters, Gina Marie Lankford and Yvette Renee Lankford; three grandchildren, Amber Sarina Lowe (Nacoma), Paul James Lankford and Aleiah Jade Lankford; and five great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.