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JOHN PATRICK MORGAN
AGE: 53 KEANSBURG
John Patrick Morgan, 53, passed away at home on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. Born in NYC, NY, he was raised and resided in Keansburg, NJ. He was a graduate of Keansburg High School and of Parsons School of Design, New York City, NY. John was a freelance artist and cartoonist for magazines and newspapers. John published a cartoon in the Courier news. He was also the author and illustrator for "Fission Chicken" a cartoon series. John was an avid reader. He was a kind and gentle man and will be dearly missed.
Preceded in death by his father, John W. Morgan in 2009, John is survived by his mother, Anna (nee Nolan) Morgan of Toms River, NJ; two brothers, Dennis and his wife Sharon Morgan of Ocean Twp., NJ and Stephen Morgan of Highlands, NJ; one sister, Margaret and her husband Mark Baranyay of Toms River, NJ. He is also survived by his nieces and nephews, Dennis and Alyssa Morgan and Bryan, Christopher and Lauren Baranyay.
The family will receive friends Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 from 2-4 and 6-8pm at the Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals 145 St. Catherine Blvd. Toms River, NJ. The funeral service will take place 3:00pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Committal will be private. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.ryanfuneralhome.com
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Oliver_C
August 30, 2022
In a fair world, 'Fission Chicken' would've been as big as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was THAT funny. And in a fair world, J P Morgan would've lived to be 100. R.I.P. to a very talented and far-too-overlooked cartoonist.
May 23, 2011
John and I corresponded for a number of years, back in the '80s. He was doing a lot of fan stuff back then. Sadly, I had been out of contact and was very sad to hear of his passing from a mutual friend back East.
Paul Czarnowski
March 31, 2011
I sent him some of my comics and he sent me a few of his that I hadn't seen. He was very kind in his support and suggestions. I've been a fan of his since the mid-90's. Fission Chicken was a huge influence on me. Fish wasn't the most popular character, I'm sure there are very few who had ever seen the strip, but it had a huge impact on me, and I was happy to correspond with JP and I'm sad he's not with us anymore. -Paul in Chicago
Scotty A
January 30, 2011
JP, I wish I could have met you in person, but it was great to hear from you in any form. Thanks for being a big inspiration to a young cartoonist.
Philip Cohen
January 30, 2011
I never knew JP except through his work, which I loved. I thought he'd pretty much stopped Fission Chicken fifteen years ago, so I was glad to learn of his website and see new work. I just wish I hadn't learned of it this way, so I could have let him know how much I enjoyed it as well as all his past stories.
Brad Foster
January 30, 2011
Such sad news, much too young to leave us with so many stories yet to tell. I worked with JP on some of his early comics, and he was always a wonderful and generous man to deal with. I'm going to go re-read all of his work that I have on hand again to lock him into my memories.
Steven Scharff
January 29, 2011
A man of great talent and humor, now belonging to the ages. I'm glad to have met you in person and known your creative side.
"Where be your gibes now? your gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar?" - Shakespeare's "Hamlet", Act 5, Scene 1
Kjartan Arnorsson
January 29, 2011
Awww, NO! J.P. died?! I mostly knew him thru cartooning - we collaborated on a couple of stories - but I found him very likable the few times we met in person. I hate it when the good guys die - there's too few of them to begin with.
Joe Strike
January 28, 2011
I first knew John through his cartooning and was proud to become his friend. In addition to being wonderfully creative and funny he was a warm-hearted person, a good guy and I am going to miss him terribly.
Taral Wayne
January 28, 2011
J.P. was one of my favourite cartoonists and a friend. We saw eye to eye.... to eye... on many things. Had fate been kinder we might have collaborated on the Greatest Comic Ever Told, but those pesky rent due notices kept coming every month. We put it off. Now that I've learned it's too late - for that or anything - I hardly know what to say. I didn't know J.P. well enough, but I'm glad to have known him at all.
Chuck Melville
January 28, 2011
Terribly sorry to hear of JP's passing. He, his humor and his cartoons will be sorely missed. My condolences to the family.
Mitch Marmel
January 28, 2011
John was a great artist and a good friend. He will be missed.
William Haskell
January 27, 2011
His disappearance leaves the world a darker and less interesting place.
Jack & Norah McCurry
January 4, 2011
Our prayers and condolences go out to you and your family.
John Sorensen
January 4, 2011
We are so sorry for your loss, losing a loved one is one of the hardest things in life to go through. You have our deepest sympathys. The Sorensen Family
January 3, 2011
I am very sorry to hear of John's passing. I remember John from school and he really was a very kind and gentle person. My sincere sympathies to his family.
Jan Flood
January 2, 2011
So sorry to hear of your loss...
With deepest sympathy,
Terri Roberts
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