Photo: Old News collection, 1971Jack J. Garris (1919-2005) was founder of the Garris Law Firm. He was a candidate on the Republican ticket for mayor of Ann Arbor in 1971, losing to Democrat Robert J. Harris.

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Jack Garris, who founded the Garris, Garris, Garris & Garris law firm in downtown Ann Arbor, died in February 2005. But Helen Garris, her children - who are all attorneys - and grandchildren have continued the tradition.