Scott Morrison has paid tribute to his father, John Morrison, who died aged 84 on Wednesday night.
In a post on his Facebook page on Thursday, the prime minister said his “much loved” father died quietly and peacefully after living a “great life”.
“He was a loving husband to my mum Marion for 57 years. He was a wonderful father to me and my brother Alan. He loved Jen as a daughter and was a devoted grandfather to our girls,” Morrison said.
“Dad lived a life of love, faith, duty and service.
“Dad served in the army as part of his national service, he was a dedicated member and officer in the NSW police force for his entire career, he served his local community as a councillor and mayor and many other roles, and he served faithfully in his church throughout his entire life as an elder, youth worker and in aged care.”
Morrison also paid tribute to his father’s “deep and committed Christian faith”, saying it was one of the many legacies from his father that had guided him in his own life.
The prime minister has often spoken fondly of his childhood in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, where his parents ran the Boys and Girls Brigade at the local church.
John Morrison served as mayor of Waverley council for 16 years in the mid 1980s, exposing Morrison to politics from a young age. Morrison reportedly handed out how-to-vote cards for his father’s mayoral campaign at the age of nine.
“Our family will miss him terribly, but we are extremely thankful for his great blessing in all of our lives,” Morrison said.
“Love you Dad and well done good and faithful servant.”
