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Leo J. Murphy

Leo J. Murphy, 77, of Rapid City, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, at his home. He was born on Sept. 2, 1920, in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Frank and Louella Murphy. He was raised in Merrick, N.Y.

He proudly served his country during World War II, in the Pacific Theater, as a Navy Seabee.

On Nov. 23, 1947, he married Joan Glum of Baldwin, N.Y. They raised four children, and Leo retired from the New York Telephone Company after 39 years. In 1984, Leo and his wife moved to Rapid City.

Leo had a love of music, dancing and motorcycling through the Black Hills. In his later years, he took up the keyboard and drums. Leo was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the Canyon Lake and Minneluzahan senior citizens centers. His greatest joys were his wife, family and church.

His parents, two sisters, and one brother precede him in death. He is survived by his wife, Joan Murphy, of Rapid City; a daughter, Dianne Kennedy and her husband, Thomas, of Rapid City, and a daughter, Gail Gillam and her husband, Andrew, of Baldwin; a son, Timothy Murphy and his wife, Bonnie, of Baldwin, and a son, Kevin Murphy and his wife, Linda, of Vista, Calif. He is also survived by his sister, Kathleen Avigliano of Babylon, N.Y.; a brother, Austin Murphy of Seaford, N.Y., and a brother Joseph Murphy of Merrick; and six beloved grandchildren, Shannon Kennedy-Sjodin and her husband, Michael, and Kevin Kennedy, all of Rapid City, and Erin Gillam, Alec Gillam, Kristin Murphy and Katie Murphy, all of Baldwin.

Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, with a Rosary at 7 p.m. at the Campbell, Paula and Quinn Funeral Home in Rapid City.

Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. Monday, March 2, at Blessed Sacrament Church in Rapid City, with Father Michel Mulloy officiating. Burial will follow at 11:45 a.m. at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. A luncheon will be held at Blessed Sacrament Church at 1 p.m. for all of Leo's friends and family.

Leo J Murphy