Thomas Murphy

1924 - 2018  (94 years)

• Name	Thomas Murphy
  Born	3 Jan 1924	Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Aug 2018	Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Person ID	I13998	OGrady Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 May 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Murphy,   b. 14 May 1885, Newfoundland, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1981, Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 96 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Winifred Mary Fitzgerald,   b. 11 May 1886, Bell Island, Conception Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 24 Aug 1975, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	14 Sep 1913	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  Family ID	F5594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Boudreau,   b. 6 May 1926, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 22 Oct 2015, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 89 years)
  Children	1. Carol Murphy   2. Thomas Vincent Murphy, Jr.   3. Mary Ellen Murphy   4. Susan Murphy   5. Sandra Murphy
  Last Modified	10 May 2021
  Family ID	F5590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gloucester - Murphy, Thomas Vincent, 94, of Gloucester, formerly of Medford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday August 14, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Elizabeth (Boudreau), with whom he shared 69 years of marriage. He will be deeply missed by his children Thomas V. Murphy Jr. and his wife Eileen of Gloucester, Mary Ellen Burke and her husband Brian of Gloucester, Susan Murphy and her partner Jen Anderson of Newbury, Sandra Carbonneau and her husband Donald of Fountain Hills, AZ, and Carol Conlon and her husband John of Gloucester. Loving brother of Josephine McCormick of East Greenwich, R.I. Cherished grandfather of Donald, Amy, Brian, Yvonne, Elizabeth, Lisa, Sharon, Linda, Marilyn, Joseph, Thomas and Mary, 15 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. In 1941, at the age of 17, he learned that Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was under attack and signed up to join in the war effort from April 27, 1942 to November 18, 1945, he served in the United States Navy?s Armed Guard, as a Gunner?s Mate protecting U.S. Merchant Ships during World War II. He was off the coast of the Solomon Islands in 1945 delivering supplies to the Marines during the Battle of Guadalcanal, and aboard the USS Fredric C. Howe off the coast of Japan in the fall of 1945 when the war ended. After the war, he worked for the Ford Motor Company at the Somerville MA assembly plant. Soon after its closing in 1958 he started his own business in Middleton, painting trucks for many local and national companies which he ran until he retired. He loved his Catholic faith, his family and his country. He will always be remembered for his laughter and for loving a good joke. He was a good man and knew that he was blessed from above. He was preceded in death by his parents Thomas and Winifred (Fitzgerald) Murphy, and his siblings Leo Murphy, Catherine Higgins, Fredrick Murphy, and Rita Cignoni. The family would like to thank the many wonderful staff at Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gloucester, for their exceptional care and kindness to our father. Visiting hours are private. His Mass will be celebrated on Friday, August 17, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Good Voyage Church, 142 Prospect St. Gloucester. Family and friends are cordially invited. Burial is in Calvary Cemetery, Gloucester. Arrangements are by the Greely Funeral Home, 212 Washington St. Gloucester. Online condolences may be given at: www.greelyfuneralhome.com. Published on August 16, 2018