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MURNIGHAN - William E. A resident of Toronto, died April 10, 2014, at the age of 83. Born September 15, 1930, in Ithaca, NY. Survived by his wife Margaret of Beaconsfield (Montreal), Quebec, daughter Alice of California and son William (Carol), and grandson Eamon of Toronto. A graduate of Cornell University, Bachelor of Science 1951, Bachelor of Law 1957, and PhD in International Aviation Law 1969. Bill worked for the US State Dept. in Washington, DC and then practiced law in Buffalo, before moving to Montreal in 1970, where he joined the legal staff of The International Air Transport Association. After retirement in 1996, Bill moved to Toronto. In remembrance, please consider a donation to a charity of your choice. The funeral service and interment were held April 24, 2014, in Ithaca.

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Published by Buffalo News on May 11, 2014.

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patricia randolph

May 24, 2014

I would like to make a donation in memory of Bill Murnighan, but the death notice gives no indication of where an acknowledgment can be sent. Bill represented me briefly during the late sixties when I was trying to escape an unfortunate marriage. Matter was complicated, husband moved across the country. Bill was kind enough to track down a class mate in LA who could handle the matter. This account sounds so ordinary, but Bill's professionalism, integrity and helpfulness made a difference in the direction my life took. Otherwise, is is doubtful that I would have remembered his name after so many decades. Why make a donation after such a brief business encounter? He never billed me, saying that I needed my limited resources to care for my children. It's time to pay up!

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