David Morris’ family want to thank everyone who has sent their love & support over the past few days. It shows us what we’ve known all along–that David was a one-of-a-kind individual whom one only meets rarely in a lifetime. Presently, David’s friends and family are in the process of setting a date for a celebration of David’s life to be held in February 2009. As soon as the date is established, we will let everyone know.

Anyone wishing to send condolences to David’s family may address them to: The Family of David Morris, c/o GAAMC, P.O. Box 137, Convent Station, NJ 07961.

As per David’s wishes, donations in in his memory may be sent to the following organizations:

Personal Liberty Fund
P.O. Box 11335
New Brunswick, NJ 08906-1335

or

The Gay Activist Alliance in Morris County
PO Box 137
Convent Station, NJ 07961

It is with a profoundly heavy heart that I share the sad news that David Morris, one of NJ’s longest standing gay activists and long time friend of GAAMC and NJLGC, passed away today. It is impossible to chronicle all the contributions that David has made to NJ’s GLBT community over the years. Most recently the chair of the legal committee at NJLGC, David was president of GAAMC and ongoing presence there, president of NJLGC, a vital force in sensitivity training of the NJ State Police and a mentor to so many of today’s young(er) activists (myself included).

I was just thinking of David the other day, while watching “Milk”. That movie, an extraordinarily inspiring film about Harvey Milk and the gay movement he helped launch, reminded me how much of a difference a person can make. And immediately my thoughts went to David, a man who began his activism in a pre-Milk era, and four decades later was still fighting for equality and justice and hope.

David will be missed, in so many ways and by so many people. But his presence and contributions to NJ’s GLBT community live on. It is not hyperbole to speculate that, to a great extent, it is because of work that he did that we are poised today to see full equality, including marriage equality, in NJ in the foreseeable future.

Laura Pople,
NJLGC Chair

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