San Joaquin-Alameda County CA Archives Obituaries.....Murphy, Richard Clarke  October 15, 2005
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The Tracy Press
Richard Clarke Murphy

Jan. 19, 1928 — Oct. 15, 2005

Graveside services will be Thursday for longtime Tracy resident Richard Clarke 
Murphy, 77, who died Saturday at Dameron Hospital in Stockton.

A native of Alameda, Mr. Murphy moved from Livermore to the San Joaquin River 
Club in Tracy after retiring in 1971.

He had worked 20 years at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as an 
electronic engineering supervisor, after working at General Electric and 
Western Electric in Oakland. Mr. Murphy served in the Merchant Marines and the 
U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ 
of Latter-day Saints’ Sycamore Ward in Tracy and S.T.A.R.R.S. He enjoyed 
fishing, camping and pets, especially his dog, Jiggers.

Mr. Murphy is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jean Murphy, of Tracy; 
children, Margaret Sparks of Lower Lake, Robert Lawrence Murphy of El Cajon 
and Patricia Dee Tubbs of Reno.; grandchildren, Sara Jean Murphy, Richard E. 
Lohr and Andrew Murphy, all of California; and great-grandchildren, 
Christopher and Nathan Lohr, both of California.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Margaret Victoria Murphy.

Thursday’s graveside service will begin at 11 a.m. at Tracy Cemetery. 
Visitation will be observed from 1 to 5 p.m.

Wednesday at Hotchkiss Mortuary, 5 W. Highland Ave.

Contributions in Mr. Murphy’s name may be sent to Church of Jesus Christ of 
Latter-day Saints, Sycamore Ward, 1981 Chester Drive, Tracy 95376.

Published on Tuesday, October 18, 2005, in the Tracy Press. 


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