Alice Morewitz

Alice Morewitz, 67, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 22, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. Alice was born on March 22, 1958, in Newport News, Virginia, to the late Alvin and Louise Rosenbam Morewitz. The family moved to Houston in 1962 when the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center moved from Langley Field in Virginia, to Clear Lake, outside of Houston. Alice graduated from Westbury High School in 1976 and received a bachelor’s degree from the National Technical Institute for Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. It was there that Alice learned American Sign Language. Having been born with severe hearing loss, she was a skilled lip reader, and her speech was very intelligible. However, she really found her social group among other people with hearing loss once she learned ASL. Alice had a large group of friends in Houston. She was a member of Congregation Emanu El and always appreciated the closed captioning and live signing that allowed her to enjoy services there. She lived independently until 2011, when illness required her to move to an assisted living facility for deaf adults in Fort Worth, Texas. Additional illness made it necessary for her to move again to West Side Campus of Care outside of Fort Worth. She was a very popular resident there, being among the youngest when she first moved in. The family very much appreciates the staff there who took care of Alice during her final years. Alice was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Stuart “Dewey” Morewitz. She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Dee Dee & Bob Halpin; nieces and nephews, Rebecca Halpin, Denise & Jeff Gold, and Lisa & Matt Halpin; and great-nephew and great-niece, Cooper and Avery Gold. A graveside service will take place on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 12:30pm at Emanu El Memorial Park, 8341 Bissonnet Street, Houston, Texas 77074. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Riva & Larry Bursten Caring for Congregants Fund at Congregation Emanu El, https://members.emanuelhouston.org/form/donation, which assists in funding services for hearing impaired attendees at services and other events.

Alice Morewitz

March 22, 1958 - February 22, 2026