Bay Ridge icon Larry Morrish dies
Larry Morrish, a beloved Bay Ridge civic leader whose work in the community stretched back more than 40 years, encompassing everything from organizing parades to promoting brotherhood among different religious groups, died at NYU Lutheran Medical Center during the early morning hours of Feb. 8 after a brief illness.
Morrish was well-known for the breadth of his public service, as well as his outgoing personality. When he walked into the room at a civic meeting, he never did it quietly, according to friends.
He played a role in founding the Bay Ridge Ambulance Volunteer Organization in the early 1970s, the Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the early 1990s and the Bay Ridge Unity Task Force in 2000, among his many community-minded endeavors.
For several years, Morrish wrote “My Good News,” a column for the Bay Ridge Eagle, a weekly newspaper published by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.