Morris, the Glass Bank cat whose unexpected sightings in a bank to be demolished sparked a successful rescue campaign.

The orange feral cat was spotted sunbathing in an upper-level window of the condemned Cocoa Beach landmark -- which was slated for demolition -- by attorney Tony Hernandez.

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Hernandez's daughter asked him what he was going to do about the cat.

"I saw the compassion in her eyes, and I knew I had to save cat," he said.

So he started a campaign to "Save Morris The Glass Bank Cat."

He announced he was taking on the cat as a pro bono client, which created a buzz on social media and attracted news media coverage from as far as Brazil.

Tony launched a "Save Morris the Glass Bank Cat" drive, complete with colorful banner facing State Road A1A traffic. It took roughly a month, but Space Coast Feline Network volunteers apprehended the feline: a wild, non-neutered Manx with a short stubby tail.

Morris was then moved into a private feral-cat backyard sanctuary owned by a longtime SCFN caregiver who prefers to remain anonymous, said Mona Motz, the nonprofit's vice president.

"Morris had his buddies that he would hang out with. But it was really hard to get a picture of him.

We had to transition him. He didn't just get plunked in with this feral colony. We put him in what we call a relocation cage, which is like a big condo, and let him get used to the routine, the area, the sounds, the smells, the other cats," she said.

Morris was diagnosed with liver failure in December, and Motz said he passed away peacefully last week.
RIP Morris

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