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Robert D. Murphy |
Robert D. Murphy, 79, a past commander of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, died at Massachusetts General Hospital on Nov. 3. Born in Boston and raised in Jamaica Plain and Dorchester, he was a graduate of Mechanical Arts High School. He enlisted in the Army during the Korean War and later graduated from Northeastern University. He established the R.D. Murphy Insurance Agency in 1957. Mr. Murphy was a resident of Milton for 29 years, moving to East Dennis in 1999. He is survived by his wife, Arlene C. (Wagner) Murphy; his children, Marlene Murphy-Campbell, of Randolph, Elise Murphy-Mulligan, of Connecticut, and Robert D. Murphy Jr., of Norwell; his grandchildren, Melissa Shubert, of Kansas, and Cara-Cecelia Mulligan, of Connecticut; and his sister, Irene Zielinski, of Ohio. He was the grandfather of the late Christopher Shubert and brother of the late William Murphy, Eleanor Shea and Patricia Hintz. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated in St. Elizabeth Church on Nov. 8. Burial was in Milton Cemetery. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. Arrangements were by the Dolan Funeral Home. |
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