JACK MORLEY PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON FEBRUTH 6TH AFTER A TOUGH BATTLE WITH LUNG, BRAIN AND NECK CANCER.
BORN JOHN MICHAEL MORLEY ON NOVEMBER 24, 1948 IN BUTTE MONTANA TO MILTON AND MARGARET (DUNN) MORLEY SHORTLY AFTER HIS IDENTICAL TWIN JAMES. HIS PARENTS GREETED HIM AS HE ENTERED HEAVEN.
JACK GRADUATED FROM ANACONDA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1967 – A FACT THAT HE FREQUENTLY REMINDED HIS SIBLINGS OF. HE ENLISTED IN THE NAVY ON JULY 4, 1969 AND PROUDLY SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY UNTIL 1976. HE THEN SERVED MANY YEARS IN THE NAVY RESERVES. HE WAS ON THE U.S.S JASON DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. HE WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE POSTED AT THE WORLD’S FAIR IN JAPAN.
AFTER BEING HONORABLY DISCHARGED HE HELD MANY JOBS ALL OVER THE WESTERN U.S., MAKING LOTS OF FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY AND HAVING MANY ADVENTURES. AS MANY VIETNAM VETS KNOW, WAR CHANGES A PERSON. WHILE JACK MADE MISTAKES ALONG THE WAY HE WAS ALWAYS PROUD TO HAVE SERVED HIS COUNTRY AND IN HIS LATER YEARS WAS A VOCAL SUPPORTER OF VETERANS. MOST PROUDLY HE WOULD SHARE HIS STORY OF BEING SOBER FOR THE LAST 31 YEARS.
JACK AND HIS FAMILY WANT TO SEND HEARTFELT THANKS TO DR. HUEFTLE AND HIS STAFF AND TO THE ANACONDA HOSPICE STAFF (ALL OF WHOM ARE TRUE ANGELS). ALL THESE FINE PEOPLE HELPED JACK DIE WITH HIS PRIDE AND DIGNITY FRONT AND CENTER.
JACK LEAVES BEHIND THREE SONS: CHAD, JASON AND STEVEN. ALONG WITH SIBLINGS JIM (ROSIE), KATHY, JEANNIE, TUFF (JILL), TIM, FRED, SAFER (SANDY), JIMMY JOHN (MICHELLE) AND DUDES (JUDI). ALSO, MANY NIECES, NEPHEWS, AUNTS, UNCLES AND COUSINS. HE LEAVES BEHIND HIS BEST FRIEND AND COMPANION, LASSIE.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE MAKE DONATIONS TO ANACONDA HOSPICE OR ANY VETERAN’S CAUSE. A PRIVATE FAMILY SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE.
AXELSON FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICES HAS BEEN PRIVILEGED TO CARE FOR JACK AND HIS FAMILY.
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Julie Rusinski Crist says
Thinking of all of you. Rest In Peace love from all of us❤️
Terry Durkin says
May you rest in God’s arms Brother, thank you for your service. Love Ya Bro.