Jack Campbell Murray

Jack C. Murray, 81, of Mission, KS, passed away March 13, 2015. A Celebration of Life will be 6 to 8 PM, April 10 at Maple Hill Funeral Home. Mr. Murray was a Army veteran. He retired in 1998 from the Army Corps of Engineers, with numerous awards. A charter member of the German Club and a member of the Irish-American Club, both of Shawnee, KS. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Judith Murray of the home, son John Murray (Elizabeth) of St Joseph, MO, daughter Jill Murray Folsom (Michael) of Kansas City, KS, sister Mary Lou Murray of Kansas City, KS and 5 grand children. In lieu of flowers, family request a memorial donation be made to Great Plains SPCA in Jack's name. In 1963 Jack joined the Heart of America Chapter and would remain a member for the next 52 years. In addition to a longstanding member of the ASSE Jack was also a lifelong contributor to the safety profession. Jack began his career as a Safety Engineer with CNA Insurance Company. In 1969 he became a Chapter Member of the National Board of Certified Safety Professional. Jack was able to use his membership in 1971 to become the first CSP employed as an OSHA Compliance Officer in the Kansas City District Office. Some of his most important responsibilities as a Compliance Officer included not only enforcement, but conducting seminars with employers to better explain what OSHA was and what could be expected during an OSHA inspection. In 1973 he joined the United States Army Corps of Engineers as Chief of Safety in their Kansas City District Office. This position oversaw portions of five Midwestern States. His duties included overseeing the safety of multi-million dollar civil and military construction projects as well as supervising large flood control and hydro power dams, river dredging, a large fleet of vehicles , government employee and public recreational safety. In 1975 Jack was elected to the voluntary position of Regional Vice President of the National Water Safety Congress where he served until retirement in 1997. Jack earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas in 1958 and went on to earned a Master’s Degree in Safety Management from CMSU in 1970 and a Master’s Degree in Safety Administration from Marshall University (Covington WV) in 1978. Since his “retirement” from the Corps of Engineers in 1997 Jack was subsequently “rehired” on three separate occasions as a Safety Officer to assist in the disaster recovery operations after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, LA and Hurricane Donna in Miami FL. Online donations can be made at http://www.greatplainsspca.org/donate/honor-memorial/ or mailed to Great Plains SPCA, Attn: Development, 5428 Antioch Drive, Merriam, KS 66202.

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Jack Campbell Murray

September 18, 1933 - March 13, 2015