[msb-alumni] Re: Jim Morre's Funeral
- From: "Marie Reh" <cmreh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:35:25 -0400
Vickie: There was a girl (lady) who got up and spoke at Jim's funeral. She
said she drove Jim around when she was just out of high school. She must
have given her name, It went in one ear and out the other.
Also Wasn't that guy who had cystic fibrosis Dave?
Marie 72
From: msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vickie
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 3:04 AM
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 <mailto:pipeguy920@xxxxxxxxx>
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
Other related posts:
