Jack Farris Jr.

So sorry for the loss of such a great man. Prayer and heartfelt condolences to his wife Diane.

I served as LTG( R ) Jack Farris’s Chief of Staff in the 2D Infantry Division in Korea. He was the most selfless commander I served who had a genuine concern for his soldiers. Great Soldier!

A man among men...always a good friend. The man moves on
In Divine respect. Albert Bassett

Senior photo of cadet Jack Ferris, The Citadel, Charleston, S.C. School year 1957-1958.

He was a great man, my condolences to the family. I served under LTG Farris while he was 2nd Infantry Division Commander. I was his helicopter crew chief on Warrior 1. I flew him six days a week for ten months in Korea. Great man, great leader. Second to None Sir!

7 July 2020

I served under LTG Jack Farris while he was a Colonel and Commander of the 1st Advanced Individual Training Brigade (Inf) (AIT). In 1976/1977 I was his Headquarters & Headquarters Company Commander. He always led by example. He was a crusader for physical fitness and conducted a vigorous anti-smoking campaign.
One of the first slides that would show up in his initial welcoming briefing to new soldiers to the AIT Brigade was a slide showing a black lung. He would...

Jack & Diane were my Sunday School teachers at the Army War College in Carlisle, PA. Their love, care and willingness to lead had a lifelong impact on me.

Then MGen Farris, ACofS J3 USFK, was my boss from 1985 to 1987 before assuming command of 2ID. He was the most soldierly military officer I ever met in my 26 years of commissioned service.

It shall ever be the signal privilege of my life to have known and worked for Jack Farris, first in the Brigade and Battalion Operations Department and then the First Infantry Brigade at Fort Benning. Jack and Diane remained my very dear friends for the following half century. He was the very best of human beings, and we all did our very best because that is the standard he inspired. He was all that honor, decency, good will, duty, and good humor can be, and we are all the poorer for his loss.