Civil Rights Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of IRENE MURPHY
MURPHY IRENE FLAHERTY MURPHY Irene Flaherty Murphy, age 99, passed away at Sarasota Memorial Hospital on September 12, 2020. Irene was born on December 15, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York to John and Rose Flaherty. She married John L. Murphy on April 24, 1943, during World War II when he was a naval officer serving onboard a destroyer escort in the North Atlantic. With the conclusion of the conflict, John returned home and attended Brooklyn Law School. In 1953, Irene and John, with a growing...
