| OBITUARY
Brother Cormac Murphy, FSC
Christian Brother Cormac Murphy, a long-time educator who served at his
community’s schools in Berkeley and Moraga, died April 26 in Napa
at age 94. He had been a member of the De La Salle Christian Brothers
for 75 years.
Born Noel Francis Murphy in San Fran-cisco, he joined the De La Salle
Christian Brothers in 1935. He graduated from St. Mary’s College
in Moraga in 1939 and made his final vows in 1941. He received master’s
degrees in library science from the University of Southern California
in 1956 and in music from Holy Names College in 1972. He also received
a Ph.D. in nutrition from Donsbach University in 1983.
In the Oakland Diocese, Brother Murphy served as a teacher and prefect
at St. Mary’s High School in Berkeley in 1939-40 and 1945-46 and
as archivist and librarian at St. Mary’s College in Moraga from
1968-72. He also was a teacher, librarian and prefect at schools in San
Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Pasadena and Napa.
Survivors include his nieces, Jean Gal-lagher and her husband John of
Brisbane; Jan Murphy of Idyllwild, Calif.; and his nephew, Robert T. Murphy
of Melbourne, Australia.
The funeral Mass was held at Mont La Salle in Napa on May 3. Burial followed
at Mont La Salle cemetery.
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