I am deeply saddened to learn of Jim’s passing. My relationship with Jim goes back over 20 years and is filled with the fondest personal and business memories. I will remember him each time I put on the Tilley hat Jim gave me. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jim’s entire family. I will miss him.

Tim Mettar

My condolences to the Ferris Family and Jim was truly one of the “Good Guys” in our Industry!

Best regards,

Bob Bryan
ACS Industries

I was saddened to hear the news.
I have a painting in my front hallway that reads:
To: Mike McCabe
“Partners”
From: James Ferris
9/7/81
This painting meant a lot to my father and it means a lot to me.
Jim, you were always so thoughtful and kind.
You will be missed.
Alan McCabe

Jimmy will be missed – My condolences to all of the family. He was a great friend to me.

Dear Family, I am saddened to receive the news of Jim’s passing. I worked with Jim for a number of years and considered him a friend. He will be missed by all. God Bless

Dick Parrish–retired Rochester Midland Corp

Jim will be remembered fondly by his friends as his long involvement allowed him to make good contrubutions to our industry. A kind and caring individual , we are saddened to hear of this and our heart, thoughts and prayers go out to Jim’s family.
He will be dearly missed by us.God bless and may he rest in eternal peace.
Shiraz

Jim was a real gentlemen ,and a man of honour, dedicated and passionate. I am sad and under shock . I did not have a chance to speak to him or visit him lately . Karen and all his family, please do accept my sincere condoleances. May he rest in peace

To Karen and Family,

I am very saddened to hear of Jim’s passing. I only got to know him in the past few years but regarded highly his honesty and integrity in business. His Scottish forthrightness always made me smile.

My sincerest condolences to you all.

Brian March
Eastchem (NL) Inc.

I was saddened to hear that Jim had left us last Friday.
I knew him for forty years and found him to be forthright and helpful
in business and a great pal socially.
He will be missed by all who knew him.

It was the pleasure of our company to have Jim and Karen represent us in Canada. We particularly enjoyed a business / friendship realtionship and appreciated Jim’s efforts above and beyond the norm.
An evening of dinner and good conversation in Amsterdam is an especially fond memory.
I will miss Jim’s telephone calls of ” I have this idea, what do you think?”
Our condolences to Jim’s family and friends.
Sincerely, Ron Fish

The end of an era, Jim will be missed in this Industry. His contributions to this Industry will live on. My condolences to his family, he was a great friend to me

Anna

Our deepest condolences to Jim’s family. Jim was one of the first people we got to know in our industry, over 20 years ago. It was always nice to catch up with him, he was truley a wonderful man. We will always remember him with fondness. Our prayers go out to his family.

Wallace and Janice Gillard
WAT Supplies

To the family, I am very sorry for your loss. I worked for Jim for a
number of years in Western Canada. Jim was fair and loyal as a boss and also became a good friend.
I will remember fondly the road trips with Jim, and his passion for
this industry
Regards
Bob Haracsi

I met Jim in 1985, in Chicago, at a meeting for newly elected Board members of ISSA and we soon became good friends. In the following years Jim and I shared a lot of good times together, mainly at his cottage as well as other outdoor activities and I always looked forward to our next get together. I really respected Jim for his honesty and straight forward manner, never leaving any doubt about his position on any subject. Vivian and I had the pleasure to spend several days with Jim at his favorite place, “The Cottage” this past Labor Day. As always it was a pleasure and we share many good thougths about our experiences together.

I am very proud to call Jim “A Good Friend” and will remember him always as just that.

My condolences to his family and friends, he will be missed my many.

Dan Ritter

Dear Ferris Family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Both John and I are so sorry for your loss and at the same time a loss to us as Jim was a very special friend to the Oliveira family and part of the family . We recall so many, many special moments and time in our lives with Jim that are so beautiful and to many to mention ,but what we can say is I know how much he loved John, Rose, Juliana and Sam. He was understanding, loving, giving, a hard worker who always said “without hard work you conquer nothing and believe in yourself and you conquer the world”.The love he had for his children was timeless and the stories from when he was young to now are just amazing. Jim was one that never complained no matter how difficult the road was and taught and gave us strength to move mountains. He loved and respected his heritage and proud to be a Scotsman and we were honoured to have Jim at our daughters wedding dressed in his kilt and colours of his clan. My daughter Juliana loved him and had so much respect for Jim and found him to be intelligent and full of knowledge in history and of course the waters and fishing . John learned so much from Jim that today he travels the waters of Georgian Bay with pride and knowledge and a pro at fishing that he says came from my very ,very good friend who he felt is like a brother. They both shared special times and conversations with each other. As for me I can say I loved and will always love my friend Jim who treated us like family and felt like family . To Jim’s children ……….he left a legacy of respect , honesty, love, hard worker and passion for friends which we see so much of in Shane . We are going to miss him very much and he left a void in our hearts and mind but will Never, Never be forgotten . Jamie, Tamara, Shane if there is anything that we can do for anyone of you please let us know and again our deepest sympathy and condolences . John and Rose , we love you !!!!

Dear Ferris Family, my thoughts are with you. We’re are never really prepared to loose someone so special. I knew Jim for some 15 years and really appreciated his love for the industry and the CSSA. We didn’t alway see eye to eye but had a common love for our business and many of the people in it. I will miss his visits. You can measure the value of a life in what parts of that life live on. I encourage you to hang on to your memories and know The CSSA will not forget Jimmy and his contributions.

To the Family:

We are so sorry for your loss. Jim was a wonderful friend who I will dearly miss. He had a great sense of humour and a generous heart which will be greatly missed. This is a huge loss not only to his family and friends but also to the industry. Rest in Peace Jim.

George Melo & Staff
Apex Sanitation Products Ltd.

I am saddened to learn of Jim’s passing.

Although I only had the chance to meet Jim and work with him last year, he would always make time to call and meet with me when he was Calgary. I highly respect his opinions and integrity.

My deepest condolences to Jim’s family; thoughts and prayers are with you during these difficult time.

Tim Dang – Resilient Products

Jim called on me as a supplier for many years, it was always a pleasure to talk to him. He was a great supporter of the CSSA and will be missed by our industry. my heart goes out to Jim’s family

To the Jim Ferris family,

I met Jim and his family through my wife, his cousin Mary Ann many years ago. When I met Jim it was if we had been friends forever. He was very honest straight forward and always made sure you were taken care of when in his company.

I am glad I knew him.

My condolences to his loved ones.

Shane, I am so sorry to hear about your Dad. The words seem so small in comparison to how heavy this difficult time must be for you and your family but, my best wishes are sent with prayers.
Your Dad was a kind man who’s presence impacted many and always will. My deepest sympathy.

Lynn Childs
Swish Maintenance Ltd

To Jim’s Family:
I am so sorry to hear of Jim’s passing.
A very difficult time and so sad to lose someone so loved.
My thoughts are with you.
Tonight I will think of honey harbour. Jim loved it there.
Perhaps he is with some favorite first cousins watching over us right now.

Tracy Smith (nee Atkins)

Our most deepest condolences to Karen and family. We were very sad to hear of the passing of Jim. Our first time meeting Jim we were very new into this industry and Jim made us feel just as important as his long time customers. Jim always had a very kind manner about him. Our prayers are with you and your family. God Bless.

I am sorry to hear about the passing of Jim. I have known Jim since our days at Aerosol Packaging in the early seventies. We shared a lot of laughs and excitements in our following careers. My condolences to the family and many of his friends. God bless you all.

Albert Suk

I always enjoyed Jim’s cheerful enthusiasm and direct approach. You never had to wonder what Jim was thinking. My sympathy to his family. I know you will miss him dearly.
Paul Mansell

mycondolences to the Ferris family. my relationship with Jim goes back some 30 years when he and mike were discovering the west coast as fertile new sales opportunities. Jim was always “the geat negotiator”. as i was a transplanted Ontarian,Jim would always ask about my family back east whenever we met. thankfully, whenever we close our eyes, the memory of Jim will always be with us.

Tammy & Shane
Was so sad to hear about your dad yesterday (Nov. 28) It has been a very longtime. I still fondly remember my time with you and your mom and dad when you were very young. Please, both of you come and see me when you are at the cottage next season……Robby (cottage: 705-756-1614 email: boatnuts@sympatico.ca)

We are deeply saddened to learn of Jim’s passing. Jim was a busy man, but always made time for a friend. He will be missed dearly. Our condolences to Jim’s family.

13/12/10 I was very sad to have just heard of the passing of Jim. He always had a opportunity to share and had a kind word to say. He was a class act Gentleman. My sincere condolences to his family and all those who will miss him.

To Jims family
It is a sad day for me, as I just learned of the passing of your father. I will always remember his smile and his warm hand shake.