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“There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The
second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment,
sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.”
-David Eagleman
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“To The Person Who Will Be The Last To Speak My Name”

You’ll come across it in some database–
an arcane list, an ancient family tree–
a ghost town on the edge of cyberspace,
where signs decay and landmarks atrophy.

Already several decades will have passed
since someone said it, thinking of a “him,”
and how he lived. Now you will be the last
before my name becomes a homonym.

I have no grand instructions to convey –
your breathy, puzzled mumble will be fine.
We all have ways to say the things we say,
and I’m content to have your way be mine.

Take care as much or little as you will,
just hold the silence after till I’m still.

-David Rosenthal

Rosenthal Lindeman Murphy

Murphy Stories

Cautionary Note-Caveat Lector and Trigger Warning
Tourjee Family History-1600s to Present

A Story About Frances Virginia Tourjee Murphy’s Tourjee Ancestors

Simon Murphy’s Story 1858-1894

Kate Murphy’s Visit to Fincastle Virginia

John Francis Murphy Military Service (WWII)

The accounts of military service that appear on this site incorporate considerable personal history about the individuals and their families that goes beyond a simple account of military activity.

Family Members Who Wore the Uniform and Served

Family Members from all three main family groups who have served in uniform, from the 1700s on. Please use the Contact Page to identify other family members who have served, including when and in what service. If there is a photo of them in uniform available, please send that as well.

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