Son of the late Francis L. and Dorothy F. (McNulty) Murphy. He spent most of his childhood in West Roxbury before moving to Walpole where he attended Walpole High School. He was a Vietnam Era Veteran and served in the U.S. Army as a Military Police Staff Sergeant stationed at Fort Dix, NJ between 1974 and 1977. After his discharge, he worked as a Corrections Officer for more than 23 years. During his work in corrections, he was a founding member and original executive Board member of the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union. In 2000, he began a 15-year career working as the Director of Employee Relations with the Massachusetts State Police where he was a valued member of management. He retired in 2015 with more than 43 years of service working for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He was preceded in death by siblings Francis and Dorothy. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Krissy Herrick, Shelly Hall and her husband Josh, Travis, Emily and his stepdaughter, Kimberly Blanc and her husband Russ; 5 grandchildren; siblings, Christopher and his wife Cheryl, Kevin and his wife Stephanie, and Gina Fraser and her husband Ed.
Son of the late Francis L. and Dorothy F. (McNulty) Murphy. He spent most of his childhood in West Roxbury before moving to Walpole where he attended Walpole High School. He was a Vietnam Era Veteran and served in the U.S. Army as a Military Police Staff Sergeant stationed at Fort Dix, NJ between 1974 and 1977. After his discharge, he worked as a Corrections Officer for more than 23 years. During his work in corrections, he was a founding member and original executive Board member of the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union. In 2000, he began a 15-year career working as the Director of Employee Relations with the Massachusetts State Police where he was a valued member of management. He retired in 2015 with more than 43 years of service working for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He was preceded in death by siblings Francis and Dorothy. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Krissy Herrick, Shelly Hall and her husband Josh, Travis, Emily and his stepdaughter, Kimberly Blanc and her husband Russ; 5 grandchildren; siblings, Christopher and his wife Cheryl, Kevin and his wife Stephanie, and Gina Fraser and her husband Ed.
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