Our most beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend unexpectedly returned to his loving God on May 20, 2022.

Patrick Arthur Murphy was born on July 4, 1942 in Coronado, California. Pat was a twin to his brother, Pete, rounding out the four sons of John Tennyson Murphy and Mable Burnett Murphy. Pat spent his early childhood in Coronado, California, then moving to Dulzura in 1949. Due to his life circumstances, Pat left high school in the tenth grade; however, Pat showed tremendous tenacity to return and receive his diploma several years later. Pat has always been incredibly driven and goal-oriented; receiving his high school diploma was a highlight of his life, due to the immense sacrifice and work it took for him to do so.

During the summer of 1961, Pat was working for the Forestry Service and through the course of his employment, visited a local chicken farm where he set eyes on the beautiful Dorothy (Dottie) Lee Ortega for the first time. They married in Winterhaven, California on November 5, 1961. They enjoyed 51 years of marriage together, where they traveled all over the western United States, and particularly enjoyed traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada. Pat and Dottie were hard workers, and excellent stewards of the income Pat brought in; they purchased a small parcel of property in Cedar City, Utah, where Pat and Dottie enjoyed working side by side in building a home away from home, a place where their family could gather with ease, happiness, and joy. So many wonderful memories have been made in Cedar City.

Our Pat was an extremely responsible and a hard worker until the very end. Although Pat and Dorothy’s first years of marriage were difficult due to their circumstances, they worked together and rose above, making countless sacrifices along the way, all the while developing a deep, forever bond. In 1973, Pat and Dorothy moved from Campo to Buena Park, California, when they heard about the airlines hiring. In 1974, Pat and Dottie moved their family to Milpitas, where they lived for nine years; during that time, Pat was working for Western Airlines (which in 1986 became Delta Airlines), where he became a foreman of over 40 employees. In 1983, Pat and Dorothy moved their family to Bountiful, Utah, due to a job transfer. Pat enjoyed a rich and wonderful 26-year career with Delta, many of those friendships lasting until his final days. Pat retired from Delta in 1999.

Pat endured a tremendous amount of grief and turmoil after his beloved Dorothy passed away in 2013; his family is incredibly proud of the way he honored his beautiful Dorothy by visiting her gravesite on a weekly if not a more frequent basis, forever honoring her memory in word and deed. Pat’s entire life was spent devoted to his amazing wife, his three incredible sons, and the specific joy that only can be experienced when becoming a grandfather to five beautiful granddaughters. His life was spent serving them, loving them, praying for them, being a support to them. There was nothing that surpassed the importance of his family, which is evident by the way Pat lived and loved.

Pat is preceded in death by his parents, John and Mabel Murphy; Pat’s brothers: David, James, and his beloved twin brother, Pete. And most importantly, our Pat was preceded in death by his eternal love, Dorothy Lee Ortega Murphy. Pat is survived by their three wonderful sons, Patrick (Lisa) Murphy, Rick (Jackie) Murphy, and Darryl (Julianne Kitzmiller) Murphy. Pat is also survived by his adoring, dutiful dedicated, and loving granddaughters: Kimberly Murphy (Björn), Ciera Murphy, Addison Murphy Clarke (Hunter Clarke), Katelyn Murphy, and Ashley Murphy as well as loving step-grandchildren: Anna Peacock (Ethan Hoffmann), Andrew Peacock..

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Lake View Mortuary & Cemetery: 1640 Lakeview Drive, Bountiful, UT 84010. A viewing will be held the same day from 12:00 – 12:45 PM. Interment will immediately follow the funeral services; all services will be held at the same location (Memorial Lake View Mortuary & Cemetery; 1650 Lakeview Drive, Bountiful). A viewing will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2022 from 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM at Memorial Lakeview Mortuary and Cemetery. Funeral service will be held following the viewing at 1:00 PM. Interment will be at Lakeview Memorial, 1640 Lakeview Drive, Bountiful, UT. Special thanks to Dr. Doug Kastellarr, for his loving care of our father, and the wonderful neighbors and friends that he knew and loved for over 30 years in his Bountiful neighborhood. Online condolences can be left at www.memorialutah.com.

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