James Morris

I am sorry to hear of Jay's passing. I knew Jay through work at the Fairbanks Bldg. Dept. during the pipeline construction boom. Jay's leadership in code enforcement was demonstrated not only by his dedicated work as Fire Inspector and Fire Marshall but in numerous code classes he taught through the UAF community college. Architects, engineers, construction contractors, fire service personnel and inspectors all learned from his vast knowledge and application of the building and fire codes. ...

Jay was a great guy and very conscientious in his work. When with City Fire, he coordinated with the Borough Planning Dept to check that street names in new subdivisions did not conflict with existing names elsewhere, to avoid any confusion for emergency responders. He was a good friend and I´ll miss him. My condolences to his family.

I am so incredibly sorry to hear about Jay's passing. Your family in Alaska will keep you and your entire family in our thoughts and prayers.

Sorry: I was reminded that we all knew him as "Jay", not "Jim".

I knew Jay back in the 70s when he lived at The One Way Inn my parents ran. He was always a kind caring guy. And yes he cared about making a difference in the fire department of Fairbanks. I´m so for his family and pray you have peace.

I was deeply saddened to learn if Jim's passing. He was a valued colleague of mine during my time at FMUS. His role at the Fire Department, made him a little controversial at time, but I found him earnest, fair minded, and honest in his work. The people of Fairbanks owe a debt of gratitude for his ethical administration of the Fire code as ensconced by the City code. I admired him greatly, and he is missed.