| Patrick J. Murray |
PATRICK J. MURRAY (Age 62)
Passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011 in his home. Patrick was
born in the District of Columbia and attended Woodrow Wilson High
School and American University. Before moving to Durham in the 1980s,
he worked in Boston, New York, and D.C. in the news business as a writer
and photographer. In Durham, he worked in the computer industry and as
an elections official. He loved baseball, especially the Red Sox, and was a
season ticket holder of "some pretty good seats" to the Durham Bulls.
The son of the late Richard Wilson Murray, Patrick is survived by his
wife, Alison Evans Murray, of Durham; his mother, Peggy Ray of
Melbourne, Australia; his sisters, Anne M. Cohen and Margaret E. Murray;
his daughter, Heather Moors Johnson; several nieces and nephews; and
three grandchildren.
A gathering will be held on Tuesday, December 13 at 6 p.m. at
Clements Visitation Center on Broad Street in Durham. In lieu of flowers,
the family suggests donations be made to Habitat for Humanity, 215 N.
Church St. Durham, NC 27701.
The family is being assisted in Durham by Clements Funeral Service,
Inc. Online condolences can be made at
www.clementsfuneralservice.com
Published in The Washington Post on December 13, 2011