Rex Thomas Morgan, age 67, son of James (Tom) and Patricia Robinson Morgan was born, October 27, 1948 in Charleston, Illinois passed away January 15, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.

Rex had a tremendous passion for his family and the basketball community both locally and nationwide. He worked tirelessly to provide collegiate opportunities for his players and assistant coaches. The varsity basketball program at Arlington County Day, which was founded by Rex, was one of the nation's most revered programs. That is a true testament to Rex's talent and hard work. Rex loved basketball, his friends, his players, fellow coaches, Jacksonville in general and first and foremost his family. Even with all of that, Rex's greatest accomplishments were his children and grandsons. He loved them with all of his heart and was very proud of them.

Rex is preceded in death by his father James Thomas Morgan and his mother Patricia Robinson Morgan.

He is survived by; his wife Kathleen Morgan, his daughter Lyndsay Morgan (Jason) Proly, his son Rex Taylor (Erin Alterman) Morgan, his grandsons Miles Proly, Merrick Proly, Maddox Proly, his sisters: Debbie Morgan (Tom) Donnell, Connie (Rick) Goble, his brother Michael (Laura) Morgan, all of his nieces and nephews, his ex-wife Walda (Mark)Starkey and his step-children Zachary and Kristin Parker.

A Celebration of Life will begin at 1:00 pm at the Swisher Gym at Jacksonville University on Sunday January 24, 2016. In Lieu of flowers please make donations to: UF Health Medical Oncology-Davis Center Cancer Pavilion: 2000 SW Archer Road, PO Box 10083 Gainesville, FL 32010, ATTN: David N. Reisman, MD