Overview
- Len Garry’s daughter, Jane, confirmed he died at home after doctors at Royal Liverpool University Hospital said he had only hours to live.
- McCartney honored Garry on social media as “my dear old mate,” sharing a photo and recalling their early days together in the Quarrymen.
- Institutions and peers, including the Cavern Club, Liverpool Beatles Museum, Strawberry Field and Mike McCartney, posted condolences highlighting his warmth with fans.
- Garry was an original member of the Quarrymen with John Lennon and Paul McCartney, performing at the group’s first Cavern Club show in 1957.
- He had been diagnosed with mixed dementia in 2024, left the Quarrymen in 1958 after tubercular meningitis and rejoined surviving members for a reunion in 1997.