David E. Murphy

LYNDONVILLE, VT – David Elwin Murphy, 62, of the Pines Rehabilitation and Health Center on Red Village Road, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH with his family at his bedside. He had previously resided on Baptist Street in Graniteville.
Born February 28, 1953, in Barre City, he was the son of Thomas H. and Enid (Fraser) Murphy.
He attended Barre Town Elementary School and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1971 and graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts in 1973. In 1976, he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University, also in Boston.
David had been employed as an Engineer for the Stone and Webster Engineering Company of Stoughton, MA., later becoming a Certified Quality Control Inspector, making his home in Boston, MA.; Louisa, VA; Chicago, IL; and various foreign locations.
Prior to his retirement due to ill health, he had worked for the State of Vermont.
Physical fitness, martial arts, and international travel were things he enjoyed and he was a member of St. Sylvester Catholic Church in Graniteville.
Survivors include his brother, Edward A. “Ted” Murphy and his wife, Lourdes, and nephew Craig Murphy, all of Vienna, VA., his stepbrother Ronald Mackie and his wife, Kathy, of Bradenton, FL., and more distant relatives.
His parents predeceased him.
His life will be honored and celebrated with the Mass of Christian Burial to be held at St. Sylvester Catholic Church in Graniteville at a time to be announced in the Spring of 2016.
Interment will follow in the family lot in the Wilson Cemetery in Barre Town.
There are no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre, VT 05641.