RAPID CITY - Morris "Pinky" Rau, 85, Rapid City, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at Custer Regional Senior Care in Custer. He was born in Harrold on Dec. 12, 1925, to John and Christina (Wolff) Rau. He graduated from high school in Harrold in 1943. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1946. He was stationed in the South Pacific with the Seabees. Pinky married Elizabeth Novak in Highmore in 1946 where they owned and operated Marshall's Cafe. He decided to go to college and got a degree from South Dakota State University in 1951. They then moved to Rapid City and he started working for Western Airlines, where he worked for 20 years. After retiring, he drove school buses and then Gray Line tour buses. He retired in 1998. He married JoAnne Owen in 1964 and they adopted two children, Jay and Teri. They spent a few years involved in showing and raising Palomino horses. Pinky was an avid sports fan and was always present whenever there was a game. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and the many trips that were made over the years. He was a member of a "coffee club" that met at the Alex Johnson for 40 years. His late years were shared with a special friend, Rita Hobart. Pinky is survived by one son, Jay (Peggy) Rau, and their two children, Tucson, Ariz.; and one daughter, Teri (Dale) Main, and their five children, Keystone. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Marvin and Alvin; his parents; and one sister, Verna Engelecke. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, at South Canyon Lutheran Church, 700 44th Street in Rapid City, with the Rev. Bruce Thalacker and the Rev. Chris Baesler officiating. Burial will be at 12:30 p.m. at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, with military honors by Rushmore VFW Post 1273 Honor Guard and the South Dakota National Guard.