Gerry Merito

Gerald Kereti Merito (August 16, 1938 – January 26,2009), was a New Zealand singer and guitarist, and one of the original members of the Howard Morrison Quartet.

Gerald Kereti Merito
Born	(1938-08-16) August 16, 1938 (age 87) Whakatāne
Died	January 26, 2009(2009-01-26) (aged 70) Waihau
Occupation(s)	Singer and guitarist
Known for	Member of the Howard Morrison Quartet
Spouse	Dorothy Ohlson
Children	Danieal Merito Ben Merito

Merito was born in 1938 in Whakatāne on his family farm and was a Tuhoe tribe member. ^{[citation needed]}

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.^[1]

He died aged 70, after playing at the Waihau Hotel.^[2] Merito has two sons, Daniel and Ben with his wife Dorothy Ohlson.^[3]