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Brother Cormac Murphy, RIP

Brother Richard Cormac Murphy, FSC, died Monday, April 26, 2010 in the Holy Family Community at Mont La Salle in Napa, California.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Monday, May 3, 2010
Mont La Salle Chapel
4401 Redwood Road
Napa, California 94558
9:00 a.m. – viewing
10:00 a.m. funeral liturgy and burial in the cemetery

MILESTONES:
Born Noel Francis Murphy November 7, 1915, in San Francisco to John Murphy and Nellie O’Hara
Entered the Novitiate in July 11, 1935
Received the religious habit September 15, 1935
Made final vows June 29, 1941 at Saint Mary’s College, Moraga

ASSIGNMENTS:
1938 Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco – Teacher
1939 Christian Brothers High School, Sacramento – Teacher
1939 Scholasticate, Saint Mary’s College, Moraga – Student
1939 Saint Mary’s College High School, Berkeley – Teacher, Prefect
1940 Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco – Teacher
1940 Novitiate, Mont La Salle, Napa – Instructor
1940 Christian Brothers High School, Sacramento – Teacher
1941 Teacher, Prefect
1945 Saint Mary’s College High School, Berkeley – Teacher, Prefect
1948 Novitiate, Mont La Salle, Napa – Sub-Director
1950 St. Peter’s High School, San Francisco – Teacher
1951 Sub-Director, Teacher
1952 Christian Brothers High School, Sacramento – Teacher, Prefect
1955 Cathedral High School, Los Angeles – Study USC
1956 La Salle High School, Pasadena – Librarian, Teacher
1967 Sangre de Cristo, Santa Fe, New Mexico – 100-Day Retreat
1968 Saint Mary’s College, Moraga – Archives, Librarian
1972 Saint Mary’s Residence School, Mont La Salle, Napa – Teacher
1974 Director Teacher
1979 Senior Brothers, Mont La Salle, Napa – Sabbatical, studies
1983 Senior Brothers, Mont La Salle, Napa – Retired
1986 Holy Family Community, Mont La Salle, Napa – Retired

Brother Cormac is survived by two nieces: Mrs. Jean Gallagher of Brisbane, California and Ms. Jan Murphy of Southern California. 

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