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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Richard Camp Murphy of Kaufman, who passed away on July 29, 2022, |
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at the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Dallas on September 17, 1937, Dick Murphy |
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was the son of Bonneau and Glieth Murphy, and he grew up with the |
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companionship of a sister, Suzanne; after spending his formative |
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years in Kentucky and Pennsylvania, he graduated from the Webb |
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School in Tennessee; he went on to earn a bachelor's degree in |
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philosophy from DePauw University and a master's degree from the |
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Rutgers University Graduate School of Accounting; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Murphy began his career in New York City at |
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Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. and later transferred to the Dallas |
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area, where he was eventually named a junior partner; after 15 years |
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at that firm, he became president of Dallas General Life Insurance |
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Company and worked there for two decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Cottonwood for more than 40 years, |
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Mr. Murphy was elected to two terms as Kaufman County tax |
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assessor-collector and served as a municipal judge; he further |
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benefited his fellow citizens as a member of several community |
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boards and the Kaufman Lions Club; his passion for ranching led him |
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to cofound the Calvin A. Sloan Memorial Fund, which supports the |
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Kaufman County Junior Livestock Show; he also loved fishing and was |
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the owner of the Billy Bass Lure Co.; and |
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WHEREAS, Above all, Mr. Murphy was devoted to his family; he |
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shared a fulfilling marriage of 64 years with his wife, Nancy, and |
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he took great pride in their three children, Glee, Bob, and Jessica; |
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with the passing years, he had the pleasure of seeing his family |
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grow to include nine grandchildren, Matt, Sarah, David, Lauren, |
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Henley, Natalie, Amanda, Joe, and the late Rachel Dawn Pugh, as well |
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as six great-grandchildren, Camp, Jax, Rachel, Winry, Alphonse, and |
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the late Felicity Tapp; a man of faith, he helped found Country |
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Bible Church, where he served as an elder; and |
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WHEREAS, Dick Murphy lived a life that was rich in personal |
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and professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of |
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inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Richard Camp Murphy |
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and extend heartfelt sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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wife, Nancy Murphy; to his children, Glee Pugh and her husband, |
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Clint, Bob Murphy and his wife, Yvette, and Jessica Jenkins and her |
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husband, Scot; to his grandchildren, Matt Pugh and his wife, |
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Rebecca, Sarah Pugh, David Pugh and his wife, Wendy, Lauren Murphy, |
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Henley Murphy, Natalie Williams and her husband, Carl, Amanda Tapp |
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and her husband, Casey, and Joe Nixon; to his great-grandchildren, |
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Camp, Jax, and Rachel Pugh and Winry and Alphonse Tapp; to his |
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sister, Suzanne Lewis, and her husband, Neil; and to his other |
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relatives and friends; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dick |
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Murphy. |