<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> aged care community is mourning the loss of a resident who was on his daily afternoon walk when he was killed in a hit-and-run.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Staff at Whiddon Easton Park were among those who rushed to help Boris Marusic, and the facility's chief executive is now pleading for the driver to come forward.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 70-year-old was on his daily walk around Glenfield, south of Liverpool, yesterday afternoon.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bali-shootings-two-arrested-after-melbourne-man-killed-and-another-injured/477e8e96-84a7-4d65-a756-721f08cb9f8c"><strong><span>Two arrested after Aussie killed in Bali villa shooting</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was crossing Canterbury Road just after 4pm when police say he was struck by a ute.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It happened towards the end of the shift for many of the team members who were going home and witnessed what occurred," Whiddon Aged Care chief executive Chris Mamarelis said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Staff and neighbours rushed to his aid and called triple zero.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/boris-marusic-aged-care-community-mourning-after-fatal-hitrun-in-glenfield/9ebce666-d351-475f-8b39-758e85daebfd" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Paramedics and police were there to help the old man who was lying on the street," witness Surez Mainali said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They were giving him first aid treatment on the road."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Marusic was taken to Liverpool Hospital under police escort but he later died.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police say a silver dual-cab ute failed to stop after striking Marusic.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The ute was last seen continuing north on Canterbury Avenue.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-merribek-city-council-to-repay-millions-in-overcharged-parking-fines-after-admitting-to-admin-blunder/aa387ffc-e5f6-4901-8098-5afeaaff674d"><strong><span>Council ordered to repay millions in overcharged parking fines</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The carnage and the tragedy they've left behind them, I just urge them to come forward," Mamarelis said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Marusic lived at the facility for the past four years and had become an integral part of its community.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His death left members of the aged care facility shattered. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Staff told 9News he loved feeding the birds and would often pick up a lottery ticket from the local newsagent on his daily walks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He was a beloved resident, a part of our community, involved in a lot of activities," Mamarelis said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He was known and part of the fabric of what we do here. 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