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Patrick Sean Murphy

Millburn, New Jersey

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A Motto to Live By
Sometimes, you learn the most about someone from the silence. From what people who knew them best do not say. With Patrick Sean Murphy, they don't talk about his job much, as successful as he was.

No, those closest to him emphasize other pieces of his life. Because he did. They all say he had three loves: his family, basketball and fishing.

Summer weekends at the family cottage in Beach Haven, N.J., would find Mr. Murphy, 36, fishing on the 20-footer named Nothin' But Net. Because, though only 5- foot-9, he could drop a basketball into a net without hitting the rim.

Mr. Murphy, a vice president at Marsh & McLennan, formed basketball leagues. He was a regular at Knicks games. He even taught his daughter, Maggie, only 2 years old, to dribble (with both hands).

But he wasn't dogmatic. His son, Sean, 4, somehow wasn't charmed by basketball, so father and son would find projects. They'd fix things around the house in Millburn, N.J. They'd search Internet sites for information about trucks, Sean's passion, and Mr. Murphy would bookmark them.

"He enjoyed his success," said his wife, Vera. "But Patrick had a motto. He'd say he worked to live. He didn't live to work."

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I was an 18 year old Canadian working in my dad´s welding shop when the planes hit. A piece of my memory I will never forget. This past fall, I was lucky enough to afford a vacation to New York. Visiting the memorial has been on my mind for over 2 decades. I did my best to prepare myself mentally for how surreal the experience would be. I don´t think someone can adequately prepare for such an emotional toll. Upon arrival, I looked down, and Patrick´s name was the first thing I...

Marshall M

March 09, 2025

Another year has passed. I'm sure that a day doesn't go by that Vera, Sean and Maggie don't think about you.

Ken Stowe

September 11, 2020 | Arcadia, CA | Coworker

Thank you for letting me in on the motto "He worked to live.He didn't live to work." He sound like a great man and I'm sure his children will have a lot of amazing things to learn about their father.

Jwo Vy (jo vee)

September 11, 2020

Remembering one of the truly nicest people I had the pleasure of knowing - you are thought of often, Patrick, along with your brother Tim. Sending hugs to you and the rest of the family.

Shauna McKinney

September 11, 2019 | Santee, CA | Friend

We remember Pat from Neighborhood House; and Vera, Sean and Maggie too.
We remember the fine father and family man he was, because, in the end, that is all that matters.
We will never forget.

Rick, Barbara, Jeanna and Lara.

Rick Phillips

September 11, 2016 | South Orange, NJ

I knew Timothy a little bit when he lived in Studio City before he moved to Wilshire Blvd. Timothy and I played Pac Man at the 7-11 on Ventura and just a little West of Vineland. Timothy was a very nice man and I am so sorry for the losses that the Murphy family has suffered.

Robert Carlee

September 10, 2016 | ME

I am very sad for the Murphy family and all families of 9/11. Patrick, I hope you are with your older brother now, Timothy. R. I. P.

Robert Carlee

September 10, 2016 | ME

In Memory
With Honor & Respect.

S J. Friscia III

May 11, 2015 | Staten Island, NY

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