Gerry Merito
Deceased Person
1938 – 2009
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Who was Gerry Merito?
Gerald Kereti Merito, was a New Zealand singer and guitarist, and one of the original members of the Howard Morrison Quartet.
Merito was a farm boy from Whakatane and a Tuhoe tribe member.
In 1999 Merito received the Benny Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc, the highest honour available to a New Zealand variety entertainer.
He died aged 70, after playing at the Waihau Hotel. Merito has two sons, Daniel and Ben and his wife Dorothy Ohlson.
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