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Joseph Ford Murray obituary

Joseph Murray Obituary

JOSEPH FORD MURRAY In memoriam: Joseph Ford Murray entered the Chapter Eternal of The Sigma Chi Fraternity Oct. 3, 2025, age 84. Married 56 years, Ford is survived by his loving wife Amie Y Murray. Initiated at Rho Rho Chapter, U Maine '63, graduated '66. He was a pillar member of Sigma Chi's Honolulu Alumni Chapter for 55+ years. Ford represented Prentice Hall College Publishing for 40 years; he was a devoted, highly respected, volunteer docent-guide and crew member at The USS Battleship Missouri Memorial, Pearl Harbor, for 20+ years. Ford is credited with locating one of the 20-original, quad-mounted Bofors-gun-batteries that were BB63's primary, WW2, antiaircraft defenseparticularly against kamikaze. Next, he successfully advocated for its reunion pier side to Mighty MO in 2010. All honor to his name!

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Published by Star-Advertiser on Dec. 10, 2025.

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