J. Thomas Murphy M.D.

J. Thomas Murphy, M.D., of Wayne, Pa., passed away of natural causes on Jan. 29, 2010 in Vero Beach, Fla. He was 77. Son of the late Joseph Thomas and Mary Garvey Murphy, he was born in Roxborough, Pa. in 1932. He was a graduate of West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys, Dartmouth College and the School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. He was an intern at the Bryn Mawr Hospital in 1957 and subsequently spent two years as a Captain and General Medical Officer at Karamursel Air Force Base in Turkey. He returned to a Radiology Residency at Bryn Mawr Hospital in 1961 where he remained on the staff until his retirement in 1996. During this period he served as Director of the Residency Program for 17 years and for several years as Chairman of the Department. He was an Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology at Thomas Jefferson University Medical School in Philadelphia. He had a keen interest in golf and was a member of the St. David's Golf Club in Wayne from 1968 until his death, during which time he served several terms on the Board of Directors and as a member of the Admissions Committee. His family has a residence at Skytop in the Poconos where in addition to golf, Dr. Murphy was an avid lawn bowler. He was Chairman of the Skytop Lawn Bowling Club, was club champion several times, and was a member of the US Lawn Bowling Association often competing in the Northeastern Lawn Bowling Association playdowns leading to the National Tournament. He was the beloved husband of Marion Cameron Marshall whom he was married to for 52 years. They met in 1956 while she was a nurse at St. Bartholomew's Medical College Hospital in London. He was the devoted father of Jennifer Eklund (Eric), Susan Shaw (David), Christopher Murphy (Kimberly), Elizabeth Kingsbury (Scott) and Rachel Skinner (Stephan). He is also survived by 16 grandchildren and his brother J. Kevin Murphy (Wilma). A Funeral Mass was held on Saturday Feb. 6, 2010; 11 a.m. at St. Katharine of Siena Church, Lancaster & Aberdeen Aves., Wayne, Pa. Interment was private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Little Sisters of the Poor, 2500 Adams Ave., Scranton, PA 18509-1515 or to St. Martin de Porres Church, 2340 West Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia PA 19132-3234. Funeral arrangements by McConaghy Funeral Home, Ardmore, www.mcconaghyfuneralhome.com.