[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 101 (Thursday, July 28, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: July 28, 1994]
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         BUSINESSMAN-ELECTED OFFICIAL JOHN A. MURPHY IS MOURNED

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                        HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 28, 1994

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, one of the finest public servants I have 
ever known passed away after a long illness.
  John A. Murphy, 89, was long active in local political life, having 
served as a councilman and supervisor in the town of Hoosick and as 
Rensselaer County legislator.
  But like every other community leader I have had the pleasure to 
know, John Murphy was much more than a local politician. He was the 
manager of local supermarkets for many years and also operated a 
grocery store in Hoosick Falls.
  Mr. Murphy was an active communicant of Immaculate Conception Church 
and was an active member of the Knights of Columbus. For many years he 
was a strong booster of St. Mary's Academy in Hoosick Falls, from which 
he graduated in 1921. He also belonged to the Elks Lodge and Derby Club 
in Hoosick Falls.
  If he was best known for the elected offices he held, it was because 
he was universally respected and an inspiration to me when I began my 
own public life.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask this House to join me in expressing condolences to 
his wife, Loretta, and to the rest of the family for their great loss. 
John A. Murphy was a great American, he was a great friend, and he will 
be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him.

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