JOHN MURPHY

My Uncle Jack was the "baby" (born 1937) of the Murphy family. I remember that when he was at Harvard, he would sometimes stop to see us in Connecticut whe he was going or returning from school. He always brought us candy or gum, and fun. He was Mother's kid brother. Wish I had known him better.

It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of beloved Professor Jack Murphy. I first met Jack when he taught me US Constitution at Xiamen University, China, where I was an undergraduate law student. It is no exaggeration to say that meeting Jack changed my life. With his kind encouragement and generous support, I was able to pursue my master's degree in law at Georgetown University, and became one of the incredibly fortunate foreign students whom Jack and Lucinda welcomed into...

Thirty years ago Jack Murphy was my first year Constitutional Law Professor at Georgetown. But my most striking memory of him was the effort he made to make the bewildered first year students feel welcome. I remember a gathering at his house in Georgetown where some played tennis, and I recall touring Lucinda's artist's studio in the carriage house in the garden.

He spoke reverently of walking the same brick-lined streets of Georgetown as the likes of Thomas Jefferson and George...

I was very sorry to learn of the May 26, 2018 death of former Georgetown Law Center Prof. John Murphy. He was my criminal law professor in 1972-73 as well as a neighbor when we lived until 1987 on the 2200 block of Decatur Place, NW. I'd sometimes chat with John at his nearby townhouse at the corner of R St., NW and Florida Aave., NW DC.

Jack Murphy0 was a very classy gentleman and much more socially engaged as well as engaging than most of his GULC colleagues. "Charming Jack Murphy"...

Everything your loved one was...kind, honest, caring, wise, thoughtful, loving..lives on in the hearts of friends and family who will never forget. So sorry for your loss. May the God of comfort sustain you during your grieving process.

Psalm 90:10 says that the days of our years are 70 years, And of because of special mightiness they are 80 years. May the memories of the wonderful times you shared together bring a smile and joy in your heart.

June 15

No one but Jack Murphy could take a committee [Academic Affairs Committee of the Faculty Senate] , invite him to his home and with his insight and humor create a group of friends who labored long and well on the Faculty Handbook, and wouldn't think of missing a meeting.

William C. McFadden, S.J.

Sincerest sympathy.
"Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace constantly in every way. May the Lord be with all of you."
~ 2 Thessalonians 3:16

Jack Murphy was a great law professor, and an early and vigorous supporter of civil rights, civil liberties and diversity of every type. Jack was all about inclusion, not exclusion. I was honored to accompany him to Hampton College in 1968 for the Law Center's first recruiting mission to an HBCU. Jack was also instrumental in securing for me a law clerk position with Judge Burger. Jack was a swell guy, and beloved by his students. with love and respect