About two times a year, I’ll write a letter to Fr. Tom Murphy (“the Murph”), the priest who married Jordan and me almost 9 years ago. I wrote one tonight and had the odd feeling that we wouldn’t know if/when he passed away. I checked the Indy Star obituaries tonight and read that he passed away about 1.5 months ago.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/indystar/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-j-murphy&pid=169917018
Fr. Murphy lived a very full life and we trust he is in heaven with the Lord. We are thankful for his friendship, his encouragement to enjoy life and not take things too seriously and his commitment to family, friends and Notre Dame. When your priest tells you at 23 to relax and have more fun, you better take his advice. 🙂
We will miss you Fr. Murphy. God bless.