It breaks my heart to learn that the the teacher who had the biggest impact on my life had passed away. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. His impact on so many, will not be soon forgotten.

I cannot believe Mr. Morrison passed away so soon. Mr. Morrison was a great teacher, and taught me the saying "Struggle and Emerge," which I have carried with me throughout my life. He always wanted students to live up to their full potential. 

I wanted to have the chance to get together one more time with him before he passed away, but I will not have that chance. 

My condolences to his family. He will surely be missed! 

i remember john pulling peter and i out of the pool at the home in ancaster pete was drowning and i went under him to keep him up and john pulled us both out,,,there were many family gatherings back then this could be after howard holbrooks funeral


First of all sorry to hear about your loss of John. He was my grade 5 teacher at Fessenden.  He believed in me when he took me about of special education and put in me into his classroom.  He looked out for me and was very passionate about teaching.  I have and never will forget him.     

I visited John at his Duke St. apartment at Christmastime in 1968.  Upon entering I was surprised to see his Christmas tree hanging from the ceiling.
I thought this quite odd until last year when I was watching  Victoria (PBS) and I learned that Prince Albert also hung  the royal tree from the ceiling in Buckingham Palace. John had exclusive company in his tastes.

As a former student of John’s at Fessenden I was saddened to hear of his passing and send condolences to the family for their loss. 

I remember vividly, sitting at my desk as a nervous 4th grader approaching the end of the year. We were going to be finding out who’s 5th grade class we would be assigned to. I was hoping to be sent across the playground into the safety of Ms. Ellis’ portable. We had all heard the shouting that came from the room across the hall too scary! Little did I know that would be the luckiest thing to happen to me. 
I am sure that I will not be the only person to try and express the gratitude I feel for having been in his class but I needed to try. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I have thought of him in the 24 years since I sat in his classroom. Every significant person in my life has heard stories of this man. This man, who taught me so much about how to live at a time when I didn’t even realize it was happening, or how far reaching those lessons would be. 
John empowered each of his students with the ability to trust in their unique strengths while holding us all to a higher standard of behaviour and responsibility than most would deem possible of students so young. Even at 9 years old, I knew something was different. I felt like he saw me, really saw me. In later years it would feel like he had seen who I would become before I had and he had given me the confidence to get there.  
There isn’t a single person who went through a year in his classroom that isn’t better for it. His profound influence in my life still surprises and impresses me, and I hope as his family you are all bursting with pride at the incredible impact he had on so many.
I’m sure it was an entirely different experience to know him as ‘husband’ or ‘father’ or ‘friend’ but to us he was our captain. O captain my captain! He was a teacher in the truest sense of the word and I am honoured to have been his student. 
Thank you for sharing him with us. 

My condolences to Vivienne and family on the loss of John. It's been a long time, but I have fond memories of you all.
Moiya

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John William Frank Morison

6 May, 1947 – 5 January, 2019

Cresmount Funeral Home - Fennell Chapel

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