Samuel Eugene "Gene" Murphree Jr.

Dear Joyce, please accept our deepest sympathies for your whole family upon the loss of a truly great man. We had the opportunity to know him for so many years and to see all of his good works. How we remember his wonderful contributions to all of the things he took on. There were so many including the American Heart Association where his help was so important to so many. May he rest in Peace!
Patty and Bob Cruikshank

Dear Dennis,
Please accept and relay my condelences to your family. You will be in my prayers. Your father will always be with you and guide you for the rest of your life.
Your Turkish friend, Babur...

In the course of a man’s life, there are precious few opportunities to make a real difference. Rarer still are those men who take these opportunities and make the world a better place for all of us. Men like this are special and they come along only rarely. Samuel Eugene (Gene) Murphree, Jr., was just this type of man.
In the face of tragedy, he refused to be defeated. When he lost his beautiful, young daughter Eileen to leukemia, he somehow found the courage, the commitment, and the...

I remember Gene as a genuine "man's man" with a great sense of humor. I admired his integrity and honor. Houston has lost a valuable asset in his death.