Jacques Serge Purris, 79 of Portland OR, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015. He was born on May 21, 1936 in Paris, France to Jean and Jacqueline Puritz. He graduated from high school and university in New York before serving in the US Army. He worked as a stock broker for over thirty years. Jacques raised and showed Persian cats in the Los Angeles area and then raised saltwater fish for many years. He was an avid model train collector.
Jacques was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Monigue Yvette Grant.
A Celebration of Jacques Life will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Frances Xavier’s Restaurant, 1933 NE 181st Avenue, Portland OR 97230. Arrangements entrusted to Bateman Carroll Funeral Home in Gresham, Oregon.