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Gulfport: Morris Mystery
Q: Who erected the cat statue (Morris) by the Gulfport Casino and who maintains it?
A: Thanks to Lori Roach, assistant to Gulfport City Manager Jim O’Reilly, we found part of this answer. In 2005, Morris’ original statue went missing and Elsie Crimaldi donated a new cat statue to the city.