Christopher John Murphy

1964 - 2022

Christopher John Murphy
December 9, 1964
Chris was called to Heaven at 57 ½ years old, to sing and play music with the choir of angels. He passed away in his home, a resident of Lafayette, TN; where he found peace in the valley, and paradise by the spring, since April 2006. Chris was born in Mt. Kisco, NY, and grew up between Columbia, SC - Katonah, NY, - and Monroe, CT; where he graduated from Masuk High School, Class of 1982. Although Chris was unmarried, he had a large family and many friends that he made through the skills and passions he pursued. Music was his first love. He wrote, sang, played, and produced CDs. He shared his musical talents with many seasoned musicians and friends. Chris loved his horse, Shaman Jed, and his many, many, rescue dogs. Chris was passionate about being gentle with Mother Earth; having loving respect for every creature, plant, bird, and insect. He described himself as being an animist and empath. Chris was an avid perpetual student. He learned to read and write the Lakota language, as well as Spanish. He taught himself mechanics, carpentry, woodworking, cabinetry, herbalism, and serval instruments; guitar, fiddle, piano, and flute. Chris was a truly self-made man, always pursuing a new dream. Chris reached for the sky and became a pilot at, Turning Point Aviation, in Lafayette, TN. Chris Leaves behind his mother, Elizabeth Sherwood Murphy, and stepfather, Larry Vaughan O'Neill, of Lafayette, TN; brother, Charles T. Murphy (Cathleen P. Jennings Murphy), of Southbury, CT; sister, Julia Ann Murphy Cerinetti (Allen), of Dawsonville, GA; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. Christopher John Murphy's natural burial took place August 10, 2022, at Larkspur Conservation, at Taylor Hollow (located 155 Bear Carr Rd., Westmoreland, TN, 37186), followed by a Death Mass, conducted at Holy Family Catholic Church, in Lafayette, TN. In memory of Chris, donations may be made to Larkspur Conservation, at Taylor Hollow, or Second Harvest Food Bank, of Nashville, TN.