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William Murphy Obituary

Murphy, William Kelly, 83, died in Anaheim, CA on December 23rd, 2010. Born in Edmonds, NC in 1927 to Mary Moore and Charlie Murphy, he grew up in Sparta, NC with siblings, Clyde (Dorothy-4 children), Cecile "Billy" Irene, Jean (Arthur-2 children), Chuck (Mary–2 children) and Eloise (Don-1 child). Kelly served in the Navy as a signalman on the USS Baltimore. He moved to Oak Park, Il, working as a buyer for Great Lakes Spring Corp. He married Nancy Pagel and had four children, Pat, Mike, Pam and Kelley (Kevin). Settling in Anaheim, CA he owned and worked in Orange County restaurants for more than 50 years. A lover of sports, he played tennis and golf and remained devoted to the Cubs, Bears and Notre Dame, as a good Irishman would. A man who loved to laugh, he was surrounded by a wide circle of close friends. Known as "Bompey", to daughter-in-law Annie (Doug), grandchildren, Mike (Megan), Jenny (Jeffrey) and Bridgette, and great grandchildren, Mckynna, Benjamin and Madelynn, he was a proud grandfather and great-grandfather. A memorial celebration to be held on Friday, January 7th at 5:00 pm, Mama Cozza's restaurant in Anaheim, CA where he spent special times with friends he cherished - (714) 635-0063. Written expressions of sympathy may be sent to 330 S 3rd Street, Ste 990, Las Vegas, NV 89101 c/o of Kelley Murphy.

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Published by Orange County Register on Dec. 31, 2010.

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Joyce Vigil

January 6, 2011

Kelly, I can’t thank you enough for being my friend. I miss your sense of humor, your kind heart, your daily phone calls and the updates about your fantastic great-grandchildren. (You did brag a lot!) Wednesday afternoons at “the office” will never be the same without you. I guess I have to thank Lillian for moving to Canada because I was lucky enough to inherit her place at your side. We will all miss the good times we had together but, if there’s a Notre Dame section in Heaven, I know you are right there smiling and cheering for the Irish!

Love, Joyce

Lillian Torstad

January 6, 2011

Kelly was a great friend of mine for a long time. We enjoyed the birthday parties he would host in his backyard, our get–togethers for dinners, our Wednesday afternoons at the ‘office,’ Superbowl parties and of course St Paddy’s Day at Cozza’s.

He was a very caring person. He worried about me and checked on me often. I’ll miss those calls, I’ll miss his laugh and I will miss his smile.

His children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were always first in his mind and he loved them dearly.

Goodbye my friend and God Bless.

January 2, 2011

Kelly, you have always been part of the lives of so many of us for so many years, life just won't be the same for any of us. We all miss you terribly and always will.
Love ya.
Marie Alexander

Marcia Marquez

December 31, 2010

Kelly,
I WILL MISS YOUR SMILING FACE AND YOUR HAPPY GO LUCKY ADITUDE. YOU WERE ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BARTENDERS, I LOVED WORKING WITH YOU. I KNOW I WON'T SEE YOU AGAIN IN THIS WORLD, BUT I CAN VISIT YOU IN MY DREAMS UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN IN HEAVEN.
LOVE YOU KELLY
MARCIA

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