Passionate about art until the end
By FELICITY ROOKES felicity.rookes@tnl.co.nz - Taranaki Daily News | Friday, 12 December 2008

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Motor neurone disease has claimed the life of musician and artist Lynn Morresey.


The 47-year-old died peacefully at Telford Rest Home in New Plymouth after battling the crippling disease of the nervous system for more than four years.

The former Waitara man played in Taranaki Christian rock group 91 Battalion as well as making albums Cellar Uncle and Ward 4 - Overflow.

Mr Morresey was in the later stages of his disease when making a CD for 91 Battalion. He was forced to use his knuckles to mix the album.

While he was well known in the music world, Mr Morresey was better know for his art work - some of which has sold for thousands of dollars to American and Australian collectors.

The reformed drug addict found religion while in jail and never looked back, devoting the final years of his life to God.

Although motor neurone disease took his voice and control of his limbs he never stopped producing music and art in his head.

Mr Morresey is survived by children Jade and Kia.



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