1933
Jerry
2014
Jerry Eugene Morrison
May 7, 1933 — March 3, 2014
Jerry Eugene Morrison, 80, passed away Monday March 3, 2014 of heart failure during surgery in Medford Oregon. He was surrounded by family and loved ones at the time. He was born in The Dalles Oregon on May 7, 1933 to Mildred and Frank Morrison. He served in the Navy with his father, during the Korean War and also traveled to Japan.
Jerry was a man of high integrity and also creativity, the inventor of the Morrison Trailblazer, the Morrison Trail Paver and a curbing machine, as well as a Charter Member of the Professional Trail Builders Association during his 60 year career building trails in the Western United States. During his years building trails he completed much of the Pacific Crest Trail, trails in Yosemite (Vernal Falls), Timpanoges National Cave Monument in Utah, McCloud River Club, CA, Black Canyon National Trail AZ, The Trail of a Thousand Giants CA, and many, many more trails too numerous to mention here. Jerry did as Emerson suggested and blazed trails for all of us, "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Jerry LOVED to golf and was a member at Centennial Golf Club in Medford Oregon (and a member of "The Group"). He also read voraciously and loved to hunt for gold. And more than anything he loved working and excelled at it, receiving an Honorary Lifetime Member Award from the Western Trailbuilders Association in 2004 and a Harvey Bell Annual Memorial Award for Outstanding Excellence in Trail Design and Construction in 2012. He worked till the end because he "wanted to be like the one-horse Shay and drop dead in his tracks." (Direct quote from Morrison himself)
He met his beloved wife Pamila A. Montgomery (as the result of a blind-date) while working on Lost Creek Trail in 1978, they were married on February 15, 1980 in Reno Nevada, and it was his fourth marriage and her third. He is survived by his wife Pam, his daughter Debbie Morrison of Oakridge OR, his son Shawn Morrison of Lebanon OR, and his daughter Tiffani Morrison of Ashland OR, as well as 3 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren, his dog Cheienne and his sister Mavis Rogers of The Dalles OR.
The family would like to thank Doctors Kent Dauterman and Roger V. Hall for their compassionate care. Their kindness and care will long be remembered.
Jerry Morrison will be cremated and brought home to rest on Morrison's Mountain.
His Celebration of Life will be held at Centennial Golf Course, 1900 N. Phoenix Rd. Medford OR 97504 on Tuesday March 11, 2014 from 4 PM to 6 PM. His daughter Tiffani will be officiating.
Questions maybe directed to: Memory Gardens Memorial Park & Mortuary Medford OR 541-773-7338 www.memorygardensmortuary.com .
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations could be made to:
Dogs For The Deaf ~10175 Wheeler Rd. Central Point 97502
www.dogsforthedeaf.org 541-826-9220 Or The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org (make a tribute gift) in Jerry's name
Jerry was a man of high integrity and also creativity, the inventor of the Morrison Trailblazer, the Morrison Trail Paver and a curbing machine, as well as a Charter Member of the Professional Trail Builders Association during his 60 year career building trails in the Western United States. During his years building trails he completed much of the Pacific Crest Trail, trails in Yosemite (Vernal Falls), Timpanoges National Cave Monument in Utah, McCloud River Club, CA, Black Canyon National Trail AZ, The Trail of a Thousand Giants CA, and many, many more trails too numerous to mention here. Jerry did as Emerson suggested and blazed trails for all of us, "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Jerry LOVED to golf and was a member at Centennial Golf Club in Medford Oregon (and a member of "The Group"). He also read voraciously and loved to hunt for gold. And more than anything he loved working and excelled at it, receiving an Honorary Lifetime Member Award from the Western Trailbuilders Association in 2004 and a Harvey Bell Annual Memorial Award for Outstanding Excellence in Trail Design and Construction in 2012. He worked till the end because he "wanted to be like the one-horse Shay and drop dead in his tracks." (Direct quote from Morrison himself)
He met his beloved wife Pamila A. Montgomery (as the result of a blind-date) while working on Lost Creek Trail in 1978, they were married on February 15, 1980 in Reno Nevada, and it was his fourth marriage and her third. He is survived by his wife Pam, his daughter Debbie Morrison of Oakridge OR, his son Shawn Morrison of Lebanon OR, and his daughter Tiffani Morrison of Ashland OR, as well as 3 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren, his dog Cheienne and his sister Mavis Rogers of The Dalles OR.
The family would like to thank Doctors Kent Dauterman and Roger V. Hall for their compassionate care. Their kindness and care will long be remembered.
Jerry Morrison will be cremated and brought home to rest on Morrison's Mountain.
His Celebration of Life will be held at Centennial Golf Course, 1900 N. Phoenix Rd. Medford OR 97504 on Tuesday March 11, 2014 from 4 PM to 6 PM. His daughter Tiffani will be officiating.
Questions maybe directed to: Memory Gardens Memorial Park & Mortuary Medford OR 541-773-7338 www.memorygardensmortuary.com .
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations could be made to:
Dogs For The Deaf ~10175 Wheeler Rd. Central Point 97502
www.dogsforthedeaf.org 541-826-9220 Or The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org (make a tribute gift) in Jerry's name
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