ARTHUR EDWARD MURPHY JR.
UNITED STATES NAVY VETERAN
AGE 84 YEARS
Arthur Edward Murphy Jr. Of Osterville, formerly of Concord, MA, passed away at home on June 2, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. Art was the son of Arthur E. and Lillian (Swanberg) Murphy. Art lost his mother as an infant and spent his formative years with his Scottish grandmother Agnes (Bain) Murphy. His grandmother instilled in him a sense of discipline and a lifelong love of reading and poetry.
Art grew up in Newtonville, MA, where he learned to skate and play hockey on Bullough's Pond. He graduated from Newton High School, Lawrence Academy, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where he studied engineering and played forward on the RPI hockey team. After RPI, Art graduated from Officer Candidate School at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI. He served as an officer on the USS Rooks, traveled the North Atlantic Ocean and eventually crossed the Arctic Circle. The Navy provided him with many important memories and lasting friendships. Following the Navy, Art earned an MBA from Northeastern and became a management engineer, starting at Westinghouse and finishing his career at Digital Equipment Corporation.
A true engineer, Art had a sharp and analytical mind, loved a challenge, and had the ability to fix just about anything. He always had a project, including restoring the BMW he drove on his honeymoon with his wife of 45 years, Frances (Forbes) Murphy. A kind and compassionate man, Art was devoted to and is survived by his wife Fran and their two daughters Margot E. Murphy and Suzanne F. Murphy, both of Newtonville. He is also survived by his in-laws many nieces, nephews and their children, all of whom he adored.
Services will be private and Art will be buried at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, MA.
Published in The Boston Globe on June 14, 2020
UNITED STATES NAVY VETERAN
AGE 84 YEARS
Arthur Edward Murphy Jr. Of Osterville, formerly of Concord, MA, passed away at home on June 2, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. Art was the son of Arthur E. and Lillian (Swanberg) Murphy. Art lost his mother as an infant and spent his formative years with his Scottish grandmother Agnes (Bain) Murphy. His grandmother instilled in him a sense of discipline and a lifelong love of reading and poetry.
Art grew up in Newtonville, MA, where he learned to skate and play hockey on Bullough's Pond. He graduated from Newton High School, Lawrence Academy, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where he studied engineering and played forward on the RPI hockey team. After RPI, Art graduated from Officer Candidate School at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI. He served as an officer on the USS Rooks, traveled the North Atlantic Ocean and eventually crossed the Arctic Circle. The Navy provided him with many important memories and lasting friendships. Following the Navy, Art earned an MBA from Northeastern and became a management engineer, starting at Westinghouse and finishing his career at Digital Equipment Corporation.
A true engineer, Art had a sharp and analytical mind, loved a challenge, and had the ability to fix just about anything. He always had a project, including restoring the BMW he drove on his honeymoon with his wife of 45 years, Frances (Forbes) Murphy. A kind and compassionate man, Art was devoted to and is survived by his wife Fran and their two daughters Margot E. Murphy and Suzanne F. Murphy, both of Newtonville. He is also survived by his in-laws many nieces, nephews and their children, all of whom he adored.
Services will be private and Art will be buried at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, MA.
Published in The Boston Globe on June 14, 2020
ARTHUR EDWARD MURPHY JR.
UNITED STATES NAVY VETERAN
AGE 84 YEARS
Arthur Edward Murphy Jr. Of Osterville, formerly of Concord, MA, passed away at home on June 2, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. Art was the son of Arthur E. and Lillian (Swanberg) Murphy. Art lost his mother as an infant and spent his formative years with his Scottish grandmother Agnes (Bain) Murphy. His grandmother instilled in him a sense of discipline and a lifelong love of reading and poetry.
Art grew up in Newtonville, MA, where he learned to skate and play hockey on Bullough's Pond. He graduated from Newton High School, Lawrence Academy, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where he studied engineering and played forward on the RPI hockey team. After RPI, Art graduated from Officer Candidate School at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI. He served as an officer on the USS Rooks, traveled the North Atlantic Ocean and eventually crossed the Arctic Circle. The Navy provided him with many important memories and lasting friendships. Following the Navy, Art earned an MBA from Northeastern and became a management engineer, starting at Westinghouse and finishing his career at Digital Equipment Corporation.
A true engineer, Art had a sharp and analytical mind, loved a challenge, and had the ability to fix just about anything. He always had a project, including restoring the BMW he drove on his honeymoon with his wife of 45 years, Frances (Forbes) Murphy. A kind and compassionate man, Art was devoted to and is survived by his wife Fran and their two daughters Margot E. Murphy and Suzanne F. Murphy, both of Newtonville. He is also survived by his in-laws many nieces, nephews and their children, all of whom he adored.
Services will be private and Art will be buried at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, MA.
Published in The Boston Globe on June 14, 2020
UNITED STATES NAVY VETERAN
AGE 84 YEARS
Arthur Edward Murphy Jr. Of Osterville, formerly of Concord, MA, passed away at home on June 2, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. Art was the son of Arthur E. and Lillian (Swanberg) Murphy. Art lost his mother as an infant and spent his formative years with his Scottish grandmother Agnes (Bain) Murphy. His grandmother instilled in him a sense of discipline and a lifelong love of reading and poetry.
Art grew up in Newtonville, MA, where he learned to skate and play hockey on Bullough's Pond. He graduated from Newton High School, Lawrence Academy, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where he studied engineering and played forward on the RPI hockey team. After RPI, Art graduated from Officer Candidate School at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI. He served as an officer on the USS Rooks, traveled the North Atlantic Ocean and eventually crossed the Arctic Circle. The Navy provided him with many important memories and lasting friendships. Following the Navy, Art earned an MBA from Northeastern and became a management engineer, starting at Westinghouse and finishing his career at Digital Equipment Corporation.
A true engineer, Art had a sharp and analytical mind, loved a challenge, and had the ability to fix just about anything. He always had a project, including restoring the BMW he drove on his honeymoon with his wife of 45 years, Frances (Forbes) Murphy. A kind and compassionate man, Art was devoted to and is survived by his wife Fran and their two daughters Margot E. Murphy and Suzanne F. Murphy, both of Newtonville. He is also survived by his in-laws many nieces, nephews and their children, all of whom he adored.
Services will be private and Art will be buried at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, MA.
Published in The Boston Globe on June 14, 2020
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