Jack Morris Garrison

JACK MORRIS GARRISON - Born September 9, 1931, in Union City, TN; Died August 4, 2024, in Knoxville, TN. He died peacefully surrounded by family members. He was preceded in death by his dear wife, Anna Lynn Hart Garrison; father, Monroe Garrison; and mother, Carrie Garrison Boyd. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Joseph Mark and Rhonda Garrison of Knoxville, TN; granddaughters, Carrie Morgan Garrison of Richmond, VA and Sarah Elizabeth Garrison of Knoxville, TN; daughter, Carol Anne Ramsey of Nashville, TN; grandson, Joshua Ryan Ramsey of Portland, OR; and a host of dear friends. He dearly loved his home and family, children and grandchildren. He enjoyed bible study, reading, working around home and spending time with his grandchildren. He held a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee and a Masters Degree in Hydraulic Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and was a Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor. During his long career with TVA, he developed a number of hydraulic structures, including a unique lock filling and emptying system that was much less expensive than conventional designs. Later, he developed and used computer models to determine extreme flood levels at nuclear power plant sites. As Senior Environmental Engineer, he was responsible for all engineering field work in the eastern area of TVA. He was also responsible for upgrading more than 100 TVA stream gages and processing all data from these gages. He was an Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Tennessee, teaching courses in Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics at the Knoxville and Oak Ridge campuses. Following retirement from TVA, he worked for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), University of Tennessee, and several local engineering firms. He was the author, or co-author of 18 technical papers published in various journals. He was a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, past member of the International Association for Hydraulic Research, National Society of Professional Engineers, Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honor Society, and Sigma Xi, National Scientific Research Society. He was a past member of Fountain City Toastmasters, Commissioner and Equipment Manager for the Fountain City Recreation Commission as well as youth baseball and basketball coach for over 10 years at Fountain City Ballpark. He was also Clerk of Session and long-time Sunday School Teacher at Fountain City Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm at Fountain City Presbyterian Church with service to follow and then meet at Edgewood Cemetery for interment at approximately 2:00 pm. Dr. Rev. Carl Gross officiating. The family would like to express heartfelt gratitude for the staff at Beverly Park Place and Sacred Ground Hospice for their loving care of Jack. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Fountain City Presbyterian Church, 500 Hotel Rd., Knoxville, TN 37918. Arrangements by Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.rosemortuary.com.

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Jack Morris Garrison

September 9, 1931 - August 4, 2024