Bruce Allen Murray

The world has lost a great man, Bruce Allen Murray passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at the age of 79.

Bruce was born in California on November 24, 1942 to Glenn Murray and Gladys Collins. He grew up in Portland and graduated from Benson High School. From a young age, he was interested in cars and racing. He got started right away working on cars. He opened his first shop on NE Couch St. He was a skilled technician and always believed in honesty and being fair to the customer. Majhor Murray was started in 1969 and has been servicing customers with high performance and special interest cars for over 50 years. His passion for cars was well known in the automotive and racing community. He enjoyed racing and anything that went down the track fast! He had multiple race cars through the years. The last car was the Anglia which he raced at Woodburn and multiple other tracks. He also set a land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping.

He was involved in numerous car clubs, service organizations and industry associations. He was instrumental in forming the Independent Garage Owners Association, which later became the Automotive Service Association and today is NW Automotive Trades Association.

Family and friends were important to him. Sunday night dinners with family and friends became a ritual over the past few years. He was compassionate, caring and kind. He had a good sense of humor and for those that knew him well - a temper! He always was there to help and many times without acknowledgement. It seems everyone that knew him has a story to share. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends and all that knew him.

He is survived by his wife, Teri Murray; his children, Jim Murray, Diane Abernathy, Wendy Murray, Christine Logue and Karen Lautenbach; his grandchildren, Travis Abernathy, Haley Thaxton, Eli Murray, Savannah Lautenbach, Tara Lautenbach, Justin Logue, Madison Logue and Kaitlyn Logue; his great-grandchildren, Payton Abernathy, Harper Abernathy, Jameson Abernathy and Cruz Thaxton. He is also survived by his sister, Kathy Buck.

In remembrance of Bruce's life, the family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to American Cancer Society in Oregon.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday , January 14th from noon - 3pm at the Sam Cox Building at Glenn Otto Park in Troutdale, OR.