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December 28, 2004
 Justin
J. Murphy died Dec. 28 at his home in East Hampton, Conn.,
at 96.
Mr. Murphy had worked many years for the New York Telephone
Co. and AT&T in New York City, retiring in 1971 as the
assistant vice president for public relations. He then pursued
two additional careers, the first with the Brooklyn Academy
of Arts and Sciences, as vice chairman of development, and,
the second, with the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association,
where he had served as president; the association named him “Honorary
Mayor of Lower Manhattan” upon his retirement.
An active Holy Cross alumnus, Mr. Murphy had been a member
of the President’s Council and a class chair since
1974; following graduation, he became a class agent and served
in this capacity throughout his life. Mr. Murphy had also
been a career planning counselor and a member of several
alumni boards. In 1974, he was honored with the College’s In
Hoc Signo award, presented in recognition of his years
of service to Holy Cross.
A former president of the Holy Cross Club of New York,
Mr. Murphy received its “Man of the Year” award
in 1977 and its Mugee Award in 1970.
A 1925 graduate of Regis High School in New York City, he
was a recipient in 1989 of its Deo et Patriae award–in
honor of his longtime service to the high school and the
community.
Mr. Murphy is survived by a son; three daughters; eight
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. |
