May 27 1935 September 11 2019 (age 84)
James Richard Murphy was born May 27, 1935 in Duluth, MN. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Lloyd and Gertrude Yost Murphy, and his siblings, Eileen, Leo, Patrick, and Paul Murphy. He is survived by his wife, Eva Vela Murphy, his sister, Mary Catherine Murphy, his children: John (Samantha) Murphy and Sarah (Joe) Lehman and grandchildren Lindsey and Sean Murphy and Allison Lehman. After graduating from St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN in 1956, he began his 43 year career with the US Government in the General Accounting Office (currently the Government Accountability Office). He met his wife, Eva, through a work friend, in 1963 and they were married in 1964. Jim and Eva lived on Capitol Hill, in Washington DC for a year before moving to New Carrollton, MD. Upon moving, they became parishioners of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church in Riverdale, where Jim coached the CYO basketball team for over three decades. Starting in 1989, he began coaching the softball team at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School which he continued through the current year. He was also very involved with the Suburban Aquatic Club, where he served for a number of years as a board member and the Treasurer through the club’s closing. Throughout his life, he was lovingly referred to as: Murph, Coach, and the Mayor of Chestnut Avenue. He loved God, his family, sports, reading and his vast t-shirt collection. The viewing will be held at Gasch’s Funeral Home in Hyattsville, MD on Sunday, September 15, 2019 from 5 to 8 PM, with a rosary to begin at 7 PM. The funeral mass will be at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Riverdale, MD on Monday September 16, 2019 at 10 AM, followed immediately by interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the “Jim Murphy Memorial Fund” at The Greater Washington Community Foundation ( www.thecommunityfoundation.org). Donations may be made to: “Jim Murphy Memorial Fund” at The Greater Washington Community Foundation 1325 G Street NW Suite 480, Washington DC 20005 Web: www.thecommunityfoundation.org
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of James Murphy May 27 1935 September 11 2019 (age 84).
Gasch’s Funeral Home Pennsylvania
Death notice for the town of: Hyattsville, state: Maryland