[msb-alumni] Re: Jim Morre's Funeral
- From: Karen Carter <kcmm54@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 21:39:55 -0400
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 <rolisonv@xxxxxxxxx>
> *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 <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
>
>
>
>
> 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!"
>
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