Thomas Aaron Murray

Thomas Aaron Murray, 70, beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle, died Tuesday, August 4, 2009. Mr. Murray was born on January 18, 1939, in Horsepen, West Virginia to Ella Mae Yates and Thomas Daniel Murray. Tom is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Sue Williams Murray and his children, son, Jeffrey Aaron Murray and his wife, Allison Smith Murray; daughter, Susan Murray Bowers and her husband, Mark Donald Bowers. He is also survived by his beloved grandchildren who were the light of his life, William Thomas Bowers, Mary Katherine Bowers and Annetta Erin Bowers; Samuel Thomas Murray, Charlotte Sarah Murray and Tessa Elizabeth Murray, as well as two nephews, Chadwick Leroy Murray and Stacy Leonard Murray. Tom's career as a mechanical engineer spanned 37 years with Hercules, Inc. His job took him and his family to many locations: Radford, Virginia; Wilmington, Delaware; Louisiana, Missouri; Covington, Virginia; Terre Haute, Indiana and ending at the Research Center in Wilmington, Delaware. Tom and Sue retired to Clayton, N.C. This location combined his loves of golf, the Virginia Tech Hokies and his grandchildren. Tom also enjoyed his retirement job at the Polo Outlet in Smithfield, N.C. Tom and Sue are members at Edenton Street United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, August 6, 2009 at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 300 St. Mary's Street, Raleigh, N.C. 27605. There will be a funeral service at Edenton Street United Methodist Church on Friday, August 7, 2009, at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Make A Wish Foundation, Eastern North Carolina Chapter, 3803-B Computer Drive, Suite 108, Raleigh, N.C. 27609. Condolences may be sent through the guest book at www.brownwynne.com.