San Joaquin-San Mateo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Murphy, Carole A. October 2 2004
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The Record  October 9, 2004
Belmont
Carole A. Murphy 
April 3, 1941 - October 2, 2004



Carole A. Murphy, 63, passed away October 2, 2004, in Belmont, CA, after a ten 
year battle with corticobasal degeneration. She was born April 3, 1941 in 
Milwaukee, WI. Deeply loved mother of Mike and Brian Morearty -- after their 
birth, identical twins became her "favorite life form".
Loving grandmother of Rosey, Nicholas, Paulina and Maria Morearty and another 
granddaughter due to arrive Monday. Survived by her brothers and sisters-in-
law, Pat, Marlies, Don, John and Mary Murphy. The perfect mother-in-law to 
Kathleen Morearty and Margaret Morearty. Remembered by so many for her caring, 
her sense of humor, her quick laugh and her intelligence.
Carole grew up with her three brothers in Milwaukee and went to Marquette 
University. After she married John Morearty they moved to Chicago, where they 
had twin sons. She carried nearly 15 pounds worth of baby and could balance a 
dinner plate on her stomach. In 1967 the family moved to Stockton, CA.
After a divorce in 1974, Carole got a Masters in Social Work at California 
State University at Sacramento. She was inspired by helping people work through 
problems. After graduating she created the Medical Social Work Department at 
Dameron Hospital in Stockton.
In 1978 Carole moved with her sons to San Rafael. She continued working as a 
social worker and lived there nearly 20 years.
Eventually her oncoming dementia made working impossible. After two years in 
San Francisco she moved to Palo Alto, closer to some old friends and one son 
and daughter-in-law. She met Peter Colley, who became a dear friend and travel 
companion.
Some of Carole's favorite things were children; nature and flowers; going for 
walks, gardening, good food and dessert (you knew she liked it if her eyes 
rolled), laughing with friends in the back yard on warm summer evenings, 
curling up with a good book, crying at foreign films, discussing liberal 
politics and feminism, traveling with friends and music.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2004, 1:00 p.m., at 
the Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame, CA. 
Donations may be made to The UCSF Foundation, "In memory of Carole Murphy", Box 
0248, San Francisco, CA 94143-0248.


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