\n Gordon Murray,\u00a0who ran Murray Florists and Greengrocers with his twin brother Alistair for 60 years, passed away on August 14 aged 78.\n<\/p>\n
\n In messages following his death well-wishers remembered his hard work and thanked him for his service.\n<\/p>\n
\n Provost Drew McKenzie, who runs the butcher shop next door to their store in Princes Street, which closed a few months ago, says that he will greatly missed.\n<\/p>\n
\n Murrays Florists and Greengrocers shut it doors for the final time in April after being in the family for 130 years.\n<\/p>\n
\n Gordon Murray\u00a0(Image: George Munro)\n<\/p>\n
\n Port Glasgow<\/a> man Gordon was an ever-present figure in the community and\u00a0known for tireless commitment and hard work.\n<\/p>\n \n Councillor McKenzie, who owns Robert Alexander Butchers in Princes Street, said: “Gordon Murray will be much missed by me and everyone else.\n<\/p>\n \n “He was the only person who was in even earlier than me in the morning. Gordon is a great loss and so too is the Murray Florists. We miss them all greatly in Princes Street.”\n<\/p>\n \n We reported in April this year that the florists in Princes Street had closed prompting an overwhelming response from people in the town.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n Gordon Murry\u00a0was born in September 1947, with twin brother Alistair to Tommy and Dorothy Murray.\n<\/p>\n \n (Image: contributed)\n<\/p>\n