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Paul Murphy Obituary

PAUL MURPHY Retired airline pilot captain, Paul E. Murphy, 81, of Las Vegas, has flown to Heaven Jan. 31, 2012. He was born Dec. 1, 1930, in Quincy, Mass., and was a 41-year resident of Nevada. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Paul was an avid golfer and a retired airline pilot and a member of Airline Pilots Association. He was preceded in death by mother, Agnes; father, Paul; sister, Evelyn; and brother, Bernard. Paul leaves to mourn his wife, Mary L. Murphy; son, Chris (Denise) Murphy of Ione, Calif.; daughters, Audrey (Richard) Kanthack of Las Vegas, Irene (David) Fehrenbacher of Citrus Heights, Calif., and Gayle Lavelle of Madison, Ala.; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4., with services following, both at Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne Ave. Graveside services will be at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Buchanan Blvd. Paul will be greatly missed by all.

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Published by Las Vegas Review-Journal from Feb. 2 to Feb. 3, 2012.

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February 6, 2012

Paul was a great guy and always a pleasure to have on board as my First Officer

February 4, 2012

Paul was always a pleasure to fly with. We shared a cockpit many times during our Hughes- Airwest years. Always a gentleman. -- William (Bill ) Brewer, Captain retired, Hughes Airwest, etc. I'm sure he will be missed by all who knew him.

Ginger Johnson

February 4, 2012

Thank you for all the good times you shared with my family and I. You earned your wings way before any of us could ever have imagined. All of us will always remember you and the lessons we learned from you.

Michael Murphy

February 3, 2012

Uncle Eddie is someone I wish I had the opportunity to know better, however he came to my rescue when I didn't know it and when I needed it the most. I'm looking forward to the day I will be able to know and be with him for eternity.

February 3, 2012

in our hearts always
steve & ginger

Lara Ouchi

February 3, 2012

Having known you was a great pleasure. You will be missed!

June Perez

February 3, 2012

The girls and I love and will miss you sweet Grandpa.

glenn carlson

February 3, 2012

Paul was one of my favorite captains. Thanks Paul for being one of the good guys who helped me get started in commercial aviation. Capt. Glenn Carlson ret.

Ray Dahl

February 3, 2012

Catch up with ya later Paul

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