Sam Morris

**Samuel Gompers Morris** (born April 1, 1992) is an American educator and musician. He is a supporting character in the Lost Tales universe.

## Samuel Gompers Morris

### Relatives

Elena Morris (mother)
Marcus Morris (father)

## **Early Life**

Sam Morris was born on April 1, 1992 in Daisy, South Carolina, the son of Elena Morris (*nee* Winston), an elementary school cafeteria manager, and Marcus Morris, a high school history teacher and basketball coach. He attended Daisy Elementary, Middle, and High Schools, where he was involved in choir from a young age. He also played soccer and ice hockey through middle and high school. He attended Central Carolina University from 2010-2014, where he was a member of numerous choral ensembles as well as the school's opera workshop. He also volunteered with the Daisy Community Children's Choir and coached a local peewee soccer team. He graduated in 2014 with a degree in vocal music education.

## **Career**

During his time at CCU, Morris student taught at several local schools in music. His first job was at the Jackson City Arts Center, teaching private and group piano and voice lessons. In the fall of 2016, Morris became a pre-k teacher at Daisy Elementary School at the urging of his mother, who worked at the school. Originally intending to be a music teacher, Morris found a love for teaching young children and is still teaching pre-k 2 at DES. He has also been the head boys' soccer coach at Daisy Middle School since the fall of 2014, starting as an assistant in 2012.

## **Personal Life**

Morris's first romantic relationship was with Carly Oakley beginning in middle school and lasting all the way until their sophomore year of college. His only other romantic relationship since then was with Naomi Royal, a teaching assistant at Daisy Elementary School, which lasted only a year. Morris's relationship with close friend and neighbor Elizabeth Carter has been complicated for many years, but they have never been officially together.

Morris is currently developing a relationship with Regula Ackermann, who he was recently reunited with by mutual friends. Eventually they marry, after a long relationship.

Morris's hobbies include video games, playing piano, a capella singing, soccer, watching sports, and participating in operas and community theatre.

Morris has lived in one side of a duplex condo with Calvin Parks and Archer Crabtree for years.

Morris owns four neon tetra fish named Pink, Green, Blue, and Yellow and three goldfish named Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms.

Morris is a Christian. He attends Daisy Presbyterian Church, where he sings bass in the choir.

Morris drives a yellow 2016 Ford Fiesta ST.

Morris is not politically active, but he is a registered Democrat.

## **Character History**

Sam Morris's first appearance was either in the November 2014 work "Night of Silence" or the December 2014 work "What Christmas Means to Me." He debuted as one of the main characters in the latter work and has appeared in the vast majority of works ever since. He has been portrayed as age 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, and 28. He has held a few different occupations, including a high school student, a college student, a camp counselor, a hockey player, a cashier, a counselor at a Ronald McDonald House, a piano and voice teacher, a soccer coach, and a pre-k teacher. He has been in numerous friendships, but most notably his dedicated friendship with Calvin Parks, which debuted in their very first work. He has only been shown in romantic relationships with Carly Oakley, Elizabeth Carter, and Regula Ackermann. He is one of the most used characters in the universe, having appeared in multiple works even Calvin does not appear in. He has been in countless situations and friend groups. He was originally portrayed as flirtatious, responsible, caring, loud, funny, dedicated, talented, and friendly. He has mostly kept the same characterization, but has become less flirtatious, more mature, and more sensitive in later works.

## **Favorites**

Favorite Color: Yellow

Favorite Dessert: Calvin's Memaw's banana pudding

Favorite Sport: Soccer

Favorite Animal: Goldfish

Favorite Fruit: Grapes

Favorite Subject in School: Music

Favorite Food: McDonalds Chicken Nuggets

Favorite Drink: Blue Powerade

Favorite Season: Spring

Favorite Holiday: Christmas