By News staff
Longtime probate judge Morphis Jamiel died Saturday, according to WPRI. He was 91.
Jamiel served as a probate judge for 21 years, stepping down in December. Prior to that post, he had served as a state legislator for 12 years, and as a member of the Warren Town Council.
Jamiel fought in World War II, participating in the Battle of the Bulge against the Germans as a platoon leader, where he saw many of his men killed or captured and narrowly escaped death himself.
The 91 year-old remained active after he stepped down, driving to work every morning at his Warren law office - he refused to describe himself as 'retired.'