Individual Record 1809

Name}   Murphy, Robert Allen (Bob) Family History} Hancock                 
  Title}   Race} White Sex} Male
Birth:   Date} Exa 15 Jan  1923 Place} Del Paso Heights, Sacramento, California
Marr1: Date} Exa   1 Nov 1941 Place} Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada      (Link)
Marr2: Date} Fam 15 Jan 1944 Place} Vancouver, Clark, Washington     (Link)
Marr3: Date} Cir               1951 Place}                                                         (Link)
Marr4: Date} Cir               196? Place} ,   , Texas     (Link)
Death: Date} Exa   2 Jan  2004 Place} Houston, Harris, Texas
Burial: Date} Cir    6 Jan  2004 Place} Cremated:  Houston, Harris, Texas
  Grave Marker}  
Source 1} 899 = Letters
Source 2} 904 = Letters
Source 3} 848 = Birth record
Source 4} 821 = 1930 USA cen
Source 5} 911 = Photographs
Source 6} 909 = Marriage rec
Source 7} 661 = Death record
Source 8} 905 = Obituary
Source 9} 1026=Photographs
Source 10}1198=Letters
Source 11} 
Source 12} 
Parents: } Walter Hamilton Murphy & Marion Viola Hicks
   Relationship No.} 235
1st Household No.} 203 = Walnut Street, American Twp., California
      Occupation 1} Sprinker installer
       Occupation 2} Tree surgeon
  Religion/Church}  
Spouses:   First} ? , Wanda Victoria
              Second} Bryant, Juanita Elizabeth
                 Third} Philley, Hattie Doris
               Fourth} Rusk, Francis Madline (Madeleine)
 Total Number of} 4
Click to enlarge Notes:  Bob was a twin brother of his sister Barbara Ruth Murphy.

Bob attended Grant Union High School in Sacramento, California.  See the photo at the right.  He graduated in 1941 and at that time was living in the Del Paso Heights area of Sacramento.
Click to enlarge Walter, Bob, & Marion Murphy
In the 1950s Bob worked as a tree surgeon.  The first of two photos at the left shows Bob with his siblings at a family gathering in 1958 in Sacramento.  The second photo shows him with his parents.

Bob worked for his last 33 years as an installer for the Hall Sprinkler Company in Houston, Texas.  His outstanding work ethics and his pride in being the best at what he did earned him love and respect from his fellow employees and customers who requested him.

Bob's ashes were scattered throughout the River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas, where he had installed and maintained sprinkler systems over the years.
Time of Birth}   Time of Death}   Fraternal/Social}  
Baptism Date}   Place}     Click to enlarge
Confirm. Date}   Photo} Bob in the 1960s
Immigr'n Date} N/A Port} N/A
Education: Grade}              or Top 2 Degrees}  
Military: Service} None
Health Condition}  
 Cause of Death}  
Last Updated
by} Dan Hancock
Date Updated} 25 Feb 2011
Date Created}  11 Jun 2006
Copyright © 2006, 2010, 2011 by Daniel W. Hancock.  All Rights Reserved.

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