01/04/2024
On the night of Wednesday, January 3, a shocked and saddened Clarkstown community gathered at Germonds Park to honor the memory of Ornella, Gabriel and Liam Morgan with a candlelight vigil and memorial wall. Arranged by friends of the family, approximately 1,000 community members, elected officials and community leaders attended to show their respect for the Morgans.
The mother and two boys (ages 12 and 10) were found dead in their New City home in the early hours of December 30 of an apparent murder-suicide at the hand of father Watson Morgan, a Sergeant with the Bronxville Police Department.
“Being here tonight is about honoring the Morgan family,” said Lloyd Poholski, Gabriel’s former Scoutmaster of Troop 97. “We’re healing, grieving, supporting each other. This is about a community coming together, wanting to help and not being sure how… So people grabbed onto bits and pieces (of the vigil) just to be part of it.”
On the night of Wednesday, January 3, a shocked and saddened Clarkstown community gathered at Germonds Park to honor the memory of Ornella, Gabriel and Liam Morgan with a candlelight vigil and memorial wall. Arranged by friends of the family, approximately 1,000 community members, elected officials....
