[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 104 (Monday, July 13, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1740]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     MOURNING LOSS OF KELLY MURRAY

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                            HON. DEVIN NUNES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 13, 2009

  Mr. NUNES. Madam Speaker, I come before you today to mourn the loss 
of a remarkable individual in our community. Kelly Murray grew up in my 
district in the City of Visalia, CA, and destiny led her away from her 
place of provenance, touching the lives of so many whom she met along 
the way. A former Navy officer with an exceptional career, she had just 
received tenure at the Loyola College Graduate Center in Columbia, 
Maryland, when she became the victim of a tragic accident that claimed 
her life as well as that of her 7-year-old daughter, Sloane Murray, 
late last month.
  Kelly Murray, PhD., graduated from Exeter High School and studied at 
Occidental College. She eventually went on to earn a Master's degree 
and a Doctorate degree from the California School of Professional 
Psychology.
  Her career in the Navy was notable and distinguished. She held 
several postings across the country, including that of Psychologist at 
the Naval Hospital and at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center at 
Twentynine Palms, California; Staff Psychologist at the National Naval 
Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland; and Instructor of Psychology and 
Leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Kelly's 
shining career also included an invitation to work at the White House 
counseling federal employees soon after September 11, 2001.
  Kelly Murray was a practicing psychologist who, with her husband 
Sean, was raising 6 children. She coached multiple youth soccer teams 
and organized an annual summer camp to bolster girls' self-esteem.
  Kelly was a positive force in her community; she will be dearly 
missed by her family, friends, and all those who knew her. I offer my 
heartfelt condolences to her family, and wish great strength upon them 
all that they may cope with this extraordinary loss.
  Kelly is survived by her husband, Sean Murray, and their 5 other 
daughters, Jillian, Meghan, Maeve, Catherine Quinn, and Kieran. She is 
also survived by her parents, James and JoAnn Welter of Exeter, 
California, and sister, Tammy Tuttle of Powell Butte, Oregon.

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