Memorial Tree Planted in Honor of Staff Sgt. Gleason-Morrow at Dansville Central School

DANSVILLE — A memorial tree was planted to honor a Dansville High School National Junior Honor Society Alumnus who had died while deployed overseas in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Staff Sgt. Alexandria Gleason-Morrow, was serving overseas as a weapons load crewchief in Southwest Asia when she died as a result of an accident in  2017 while loading a plane with munitions.

Gleason-Morrow graduated from Dansville Central School in 2009.

“We mourn for Alexandria Mae Morrow because she was one of the kindest people many of us have ever known,” said Lt. Col. Paul Tower, 332nd EMXS commander, during a memorial ceremony  in March of 2017. “She was a loving wife to her husband, an amazing mother to her children, and our fellow warrior and friend—a friend who could be trusted in the toughest of times.”

Joining in the Friday ceremony were Stephanie Gleason, Alex’s mother, and several of her high school friends and DCS Superintendent Dr. Alioto.  The group would like to thank Alex’s family, Dansville High School Administrators Mr. Frazier, Mr. Moodie and Mr Hammel, Building and Grounds supervisor Mr. Hayes and his staff, Dr. Alioto and the Dansville Board of Education as well as Dansville Town & Country Agway and Kyle’s Metal Shop for their role in making the ceremony possible.