Jack Arthur Burris

Jack Arthur Burris of Gilbert, Arizona, formerly of Naperville, Illinois and Des Moines, Iowa died December 6, 2023. Jack was the eldest of five children of Ransom L. Burris and Julia Sedella Moore. After graduating high-school, Jack began attending Iowa State College, but put his plans on hold to return home and help his family out when his father fell ill. Jack did not give up his dream, however and graduated in 1985 from the renamed Iowa State University. In the fall of 2023, Jack returned to school to pursue a masters degree in history. He is survived by his daughter Heather Aileen Burris and son Jerome Andrew Burris. Jack is also survived by one brother, Frederick Anthony Burris and two sisters, Patricia Ann Tibbetts and Ginger Aileen Ahrens (Steve), as well as several nieces and nephews. Jack was preceded in death by parents, brother David Allen Burris, and his wife of 55 years, Lucy Ellen Burris (nee Blake). Interment will be in the Burris family plot in Iowa.