[msb-alumni] Re: Jim Morre's Funeral
- From: "Marcia Moses" <mgmoses@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:26:03 -0400
It was Sandi Stevens, she’s married to Jim. They used to bowl with the bowling
league.
Marcia
From: Karen Carter
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 10:13 PM
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Jim Morre's Funeral
Yes she did. I said Hi to her and was trying to figure out which Sandy it was
that I knew because my sight is not what it use to be and I was trying to
figure out the voice. Thanks.
On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 10:09 PM, Marcia Moses <mgmoses@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Our friend Sandi was at Al’s funeral. Karen, she said she saw you.
Marcia
From: Karen Carter
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:39 PM
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Jim Morre's Funeral
Yes Jim Al's funeral was a real celebration. Really packed and standing room
only. People of all kinds, clients, friends, co-workers, and family.
On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 5:42 AM, Jim in Detroit <james.prather@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I’m glad it was a celebration of Jim’s life.
I hope Al’s is the same way today. I’m just sorry that I can’t make
it; tell everyone Hi and I’ll keep ‘me in my prayers/thoughts. Especially say
“Hi” to all my classmates.
From: Vickie
Sent: March 28, 2014 03:04
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: Jim Morre's Funeral
Oh Steve. Thanks for this synopsis of the funeral. I didn’t get around to
it in time, but I was going to call Joe and tell him to mention that Jim use to
tape my hair to my chair at work and then call me back to his desk. Most of
the time I threw my hair over the back of my chair and of course Jim had to
kind of rub up aginst my chair to get down the hall to the cubical where the
counselors and Jim sat. So he quickly put scotch tape around some of my hair
and taped it to the back of my chair. What a rascal. He was definitely one of
a kind. Joe nemshak also hired me a month after he hired Jim. that was a cool
story about how Jim and Pete Hewitt horded equipment and kept it handy for
needy clients. Pete hewitt was a special kind of counselor too. Funny that
Jim buscetta had good things to say about Jim. He was always so critical of
him when buscetta took over harold payne’s position in lansing. Wonder who the
reader driver was that talked. I met most of them, but the one I remember most
had cystic fibrosis, and I believe he passed away not long after he and Jim
came to my apartment in East lansing and put this poster on my door that led
people to believe that I had orgies in my apartment. So after they left the
poster came down quickly. Well, anyway, again, I was glad I spoke with him the
sunday before he passed. He even tried to be a little funny then.
Vickie rolison
From: Steve
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 12:29 PM
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [msb-alumni] Jim Morre's Funeral
I attended Jim's funeral this morning. It was packed with a lot of DSB
retirees, members of the local ACB chapter, as well as lots of family and other
friends. Mary and Fred Wurtzel were there, Karen Carter, Fawn Scott, Connie
Grace, Donna Rose, Mike Hudson, etc.
Many touching stories from his grandchildren, his reader/driver, his
stepson etc. (I said below I didn't know the Joe's name, but Bob Mahoney
refreshed my memory...Joe Memczak. The celebrant was named Joe and was the
supervisor that interviewed and hired Jim. Because he'd been a priest, Jim
called him Papa Joe. He told the story of Jim and Peter going to the Michigan
Ladder Company to develop job prospects for the blind. The owner didn't think
blind people could assemble the ladders so he challenged Jim. Jim assembled it
as quick as the owner's best employees without any familiarity with their
production process, so a couple blind people got placed there.
Jim Buscetta told the story of when he was Jim's supervisor. He said
nobody was a boss to Jim. But, a client got a job and needed a Brailler in
three days. They filed paperwork with the Department of Labor purchasing, but
Buscetta said that back then you never knew when or even if it would be
approved. Jim said "don't worry, we'll make sure the client has a Braille
writer."
Later that day, Jim Buscetta walked by Jim Moore and Peter's cubicle. I
don't remember Peter at all, his last name was Huette or something like that.
Jim was standing on a chair lifting Peter up. A ceiling tile was askew.
A half hour later, Jim Moore walks into Jim Buscetta's office with a
Brailler in a hard case for the client. A few days later, when Jim and Peter
were on the road, Jim Buscetta was curious about the ceiling tile. He went
into Jim and Peter's office and raised up the tile. He said they must've had a
warehouse of equipment up there.
Obviously, they had ordered stuff before and saved it in case they needed
it for an emergency placement.
I was proud to know Jim and keep Arlene in your thoughts. She was real
strong at the funeral today.
Steve
Class of '72
Jim in Detroit
James A. Prather
Central Michigan University: 1980
Michigan School for the Blind: 1974
"Fire Up Chips"
"Ungh, ungowa, Raiders still Got the Power!"
--
I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there
isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is.
ABC's Of Salvation
Admit you are a sinner. Rom 3:23
Believe in Christ. Acts 16:31
Confess your faith. Rom 10:9-10
If you believe there is not God, than just die. For without a God you can do
this.
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Karen Carter '74
--
I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there
isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is.
ABC's Of Salvation
Admit you are a sinner. Rom 3:23
Believe in Christ. Acts 16:31
Confess your faith. Rom 10:9-10
If you believe there is not God, than just die. For without a God you can do
this.
lifeleadership.com/61238666
Karen Carter '74
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