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JOHN W. MORRIS
JOHN W. MORRIS
Pages 264-269
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JOHN WOODLAND MORRIS, who died A ugust 20, 2013, at the age of 91. Born September 10, 1921, to John Earl and Alice Morris in Princess Anne, Maryland, Jack graduated from Charlotte Hall Military Academy and then attended Western Maryland College.
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Later, as district engineer for the Tulsa District, he was highly instrumental in bringing navigation to Oklahoma through construction of the McClellanKerr Arkansas River Waterway. While there he quickly developed the low-key, humor-laced, friendly and approachable personality that endeared him to citizens of the Southwest and their political leaders.
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After the Ruffles and Flourishes and traditional military march music, the US Army Band, at General Morris' request, concluded by playing Frank Sinatra's "I Did It My Way." A simpler and more fitting tribute to his military service could not be imagined. Desiring continued involvement in professional engineering, General Morris started his own consulting firm in Arlington, Virginia.
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He was a member of the National Research Council's Water Science and Technology Board and the committees on Flood Control Alternatives in the American River Basin, on Architect-Engineer Responsibilities, and on Inspection for Quality Control on Federal Construction Projects, among others. Jack, or "the general" as his friends referred to him, was devoted to his lovely wife, Gerry, and their children.
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Morris IV; and great-grandson Damon Friley. The Corps, the Army, and the nation lost one of their most distinguished military engineers.
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