My husband, Noel and I were students of Dr. Farris. Although in awe of his prodigious knowledge and weighty vocabulary, we soon came to know and respect him as a person, particularly for his grace, his quiet sense of humour and his care for his students. For both of us it was an honour to learn from him not only formal theology but perhaps even more, about a way of living.

To us, Kathleen and Ross Gibson, Prof. Farris was someone we have always been able to learn from, both from his formal teaching and from the grace-filled manner in which he lived his life. We will always have valued and important memories of him. He was an embodiment of a kind of Canadian Presbyterianism
which was formative of so many of our generation. Tapaidh leiv, Hamish!
(in the tongue of your Gaelic speaking ancestors).

Our heartfelt sympathy to all of the Farris family. Jim and Jean were our dear neighbors and friends for over 20 years, and we have so many happy memories of times we shared - visits, meals, backyard barbecues, day trips (always an apple picking venture), and so much more. Jim was a wonderful person. We will miss him dearly. 

My mother was Jim's first cousin. Jim was a wonderful man, who was someone we saw very rarely when he came to Glencoe to visit his mother, Aunt Effie. We last saw Jim at his sister Charlotte's 90th birthday party. He was bemoaning the fact that he was not the oldest person there, as my mom, who was 105 when she passed in 2020, was in attendance. He will be missed by his chilldren David, Mona and Peter. Take care to all.

Jim Farris was a profoundly good person with a prodigious mind. He was a mentor, teacher, scholar, and an important figure in the lives of many theological students. I'm glad and grateful that I knew him.

The Reverend Dr. James Farris was a favourite professor of mine. In later years, when I moved to the Presbytery of London, we talked about his roots at Glencoe Presbyterian Church. His Sunday School teacher (who passed away at the age of 108) was in my parish here in London. In his memory, a donation has been made to Knox College.