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Male, born 1925-01-16, died 2016-09-12

Associated with the firm network

Kirk, Wallace, McKinley AIA and Associates, Architects


Professional History

Résumé

US Army, Medical Corps, c. 1943-1945.

Draftsman, Boeing Company, Plant Facilities Department, Seattle, WA, 1951.

Draftsman, Naramore, Bain, Brady and Johanson (NBBJ), Architects, Seattle, WA, 1953. Draftsman, Paul Thiry, Sr., Architect, Seattle, WA, 1954-1957; Draftsman, Kirk, Wallace, McKinley AIA and Associates, Seattle, WA.

Education

College

Coursework, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, c. 1947.

coursework, Montana State College, Bozeman, MT, c. 1948-1949.

B.Arch., University of Washington, Seattle (UW), 1951.

Personal

Relocation

Raised in Hobson, MT, Morris Jellison attended both the University of Montana c. 1947 and Montana State College c. 1948, before moving to Seattle c. 1950. He attended the University of Washington (UW), and resided in the city for much of his life.

From at least 1953 until 1958, Jellison lived nearby to the University of Washington, at 4511 Ravenna Avenue, while he worked as a draftsman for Naramore, Bain, Brady and Johanson (NBBJ) and Paul Thiry, Sr. (Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1953, p. 682, Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1954,p. 694, Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1956,p. 717, and Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1957,p. 759, Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1958,p. 742)

In 1993, Jellison lived at 457 39th Avenue East, Seattle, WA.

From c. 2011-2015, he lived at the Aegis of Redmond, a retirement facility. (See "Morris R. Jellison," Seattle Times, accessed 10/21/2016.)

Parents

His father was Lee Jellison, who worked as the Postmaster of Hobson, MT, in 1930. His mother, Helen E. Jellison (born c. 1890 in IA), managed a household of three children, Morris and his two sisters, Helen R. (born c. 1924 in MT) and Norma (born c. 05/1926). Lee and Helen married c. 1923. Lee's parents had come from ME, while Helen's were born in OH (father) and IL.

Member, University Unitarian Church, Seattle, WA;


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