Murphy, Joseph

1927 - 2009  (81 years)

• Name	Murphy, Joseph
  Birth	23 Feb 1927	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Book	Guam is a Four Letter Word
  Death	2 Feb 2009	Yona, Guam
  Obituary	7 Feb 2009
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Joe Murphy died February 5 at his home in Yona, Guam. He was born February 23, 1927, in Appleton, Wisconsin to William and Gwen (Robinson) Murphy. His father owned Murphy's Dairy in Neenah. Joe joined the Navy at age 17. He returned to graduate from Neenah High in 1946 and elope graduation night with Marion Muth. Their marriage lasted 62 years and produced eight children and 42 grand and great-grand children. He earned a journalism degree at UW and worked as a reporter, editor and columnist in Wisconsin, Oregon and California. In 1965, he answered a classified ad and took a job as editor of the Pacific Daily News on Guam. Joe led a life full of adventure. He flew with the Blue Angels, traveled around the world twice and visited China when it first opened to Americans. Joe retired from editing in 1988 but continued to write his columns until his death. He wrote two books: Guam is a Four Letter Word and Son of a Four Letter Word. Joe is survived by his wife, Marion and seven children: Colleen, Maureen, Shannon, Timothy, Erin, Megan, and Joey. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Kerry Lombardi, his sister Patricia Johnson, and his two brothers, William and Jack (John) Murphy. His baby brother Jack died three weeks ago at Theda Clark Hospital.
  Person ID	I151126	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Murphy, William C.,   b. 8 Aug 1901, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 16 Oct 1973, Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Robinson, Gwendolyn,   b. Abt 1902, , , Wisconsin, USA d. Bef 2002 (Age ~ 99 years)
  Family ID	F5853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Muth, Marion
  Children	1. Murphy, Colleen   2. Murphy, Maureen   3. Murphy, Shannon   4. Murphy, Timothy   5. Murphy, Erin   6. Murphy, Meagan   7. Murphy, Joseph   8. Murphy, Kerry,   b. 16 Jan 1955   d. 9 Jul 2008, San Rafael, Marin, California, USA (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F38892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010