RAPID CITY--Jon A Morcom, 58, passed away at his home on Monday, June 23, 2008, after a brief battle with cancer. Jon Arthur Morcom was born in Deadwood to Richard and Goldie (VanderHeiden) Morcom on January 5, 1950. He attended Lead Public Schools and graduated from Lead High School in 1968. He received a BS degree in marketing from Denver University in 1972. Morcom lived in Denver, CO and worked in retail clothing at Neusteter's Department Store. He moved to Lead, SD where he ran the Finola-Morcom's Clothing Store, a long-time family business. He moved back to Denver to work for the Shirt Broker in 1985. In 1994, he returned to the Hills and was employed at the Career Learning Center, Rapid City, as their operations manager until the time of his death. He enjoyed the Black Hills as an accomplished fly-fisherman and downhill skier and always loved his times in Spearfish Canyon. He possessed an innate talent for interior design and remodeling in each of his homes and also kept his yard and garden meticulously. A gourmet chef, Jon thoroughly enjoyed entertaining his friends and family. Survivors include a brother, Jim Morcom, Rapid City, nieces Lauren (Jason) Diaz, Costa Rica and Heidi Morcom, Rapid City, an uncle. Jack (Marjorie) Morcom, Spearfish Canyon, aunts, Elaine Morcom, Reno NV, and Maxine Morcom, Lead, numerous cousins and many close special friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dick and Goldie Morcom, formerly of Lead. Memorial services will beheld at 11:00 AM Saturday. July 5, 2008. at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Lead. Memorials have been established for the Hospice of the Hills, the Humane Society of the Black Hills and the Twin City Animal Shelter in Lead.