Oblate of St. Francis de Sales Father Thomas E. Murphy, who
served at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria and St. John Neumann Church
in Reston, died Oct. 25.
Father Murphy’s funeral Mass was offered at St. Hilary of
Poitiers Church in Rydal, Pa., Oct. 28. He was buried at the Oblate Cemetery in
Childs, Md., the following day.
Father Murphy was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 27, 1947, the
son of Edward R. and Ailsa M. Murphy. He entered the Oblates after high school
and made his perpetual profession Sept. 30, 1970. He was ordained to the
priesthood May 15, 1976. He received a bachelor’s in history from Allentown
College of St. Francis de Sales in Pennsylvania and a master’s in religious
education from The Catholic University of America in Washington.
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