Michael Burke Murphy

Michael B. Murphy (61) passed away at his Naples, Idaho home on December 23, 2010. Memorial service will follow at a later date. Michael was born on 12/27/1948 to Edward and Agnes Murphy in Bayside, Queens New York the 9th child of 10. The Family later moved to Islip Terrace in Long Island New York, where he grew up and spent his early adulthood. He got married in 1968 to Lynn Guthke and had a son Christopher John born 8/26/1973. To his disappointment, he did not get to share his son’s life. In the mid seventies he came out west hitch hiking in search of a better place to live. He stayed in different places until he found Sandpoint in the early eighties where he lived for a few years around the lake. In 1983 he decided to move to Naples where he would spend the rest of his life. In 1999 he met his soul mate Ingrid, with whom he was happily married until his sudden and unexpected death, just 5 days before his 62nd birthday. Mike has been banging nails his whole life which made him a master carpenter who could build and fix anything. His passion was growing garlic. He so enjoyed giving garlic to most everybody he encountered. Survivors include his loving wife, his son and the big Murphy clan from the east coast with 2 aunts, 1 brother, 4 sisters and many nieces and nephews and all their families. He is preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers and 1 sister.