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James Allen Morse

Norton Shores, Michigan

1935 - 2023

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Morse, James AllenNorton ShoresJames Allen "Jim" Morse, age 87, passed away September 28, 2023, at the Poppen Residence. He was born on October 8, 1935, in Muskegon, MI. Jim was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. After graduating from St. Mary's, Jim excelled at Notre Dame,...

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Barbara-- sorry to hear of your loss.

Barbara, Sorry to hear of your loss.

Dear Morse family and friends,

My condolences to you all.

I try to capture how meaningful my experiences were growing up with you and what, looking back at now, I see as the important lessons Jim gave to me-us. I connected first with MiMi (Cheryl), and Barbara. My sister, Christine, and I formed a deep bond with Barb and MiMi over dogs, horses, and then our, well let’s just call them, our teenage adventures. On a side note. I don’t know how Jim knew we were going to...

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Thoughts and prayers for Morse family, he gave so much to Catholic centrall over the years. He will be missed, RIP.

Bobby, I am praying for you and family!!! May eternal rest grant unto your father. O Lord let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.

I am honored to have known Jim for the last 20 years. I looked forward to his daily visit to our office. He always had a story, a joke or political commentary that made me laugh. He will be missed. My deepest condolences to the Morse Family.

Dear Morse Family, Our MCC class of `73 have cherished memories of your family, most of us since our St. Francis days. Jim and Leah Rae were the proud parents of 7 wonderful, crazy-fun kids. Many of us bonded with them while we all grew up together, especially with our classmate, Barbara Morse. Understandably, Jim and Leah Rae always had an open door policy and big smiles to greet us. It was very rare to see them with a stern look of disapproval or reprimanding us for a "stunt". For...

Bobby and Family I am sorry to hear Jim passed away. I met Jim on the golf course years ago and most of the time it was on the range. He was a great influencer and many times I would go to the Cherokee restaurant to ask him advice on entrepreneur questions. He would always steer me in the right direction and gave me great advice. I have a lot of fantastic memories, especially when Jim, Stan Tyler and Andy Smith had Paul Hornung in their foursome at the Notre Dame stag. What a hoot Jim was...