Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2014-915

• Record #: R2014-915
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 12/10/2014
• Final action: 12/10/2014
• Title: Tribute to late Dr. Thomas E. Murphy
• Sponsors: Burke, Edward M.

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
12/10/2014	101102	City Council	Adopted	Pass
12/10/2014		City Council	Introduced (Agreed Calendar)

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RESOLUTION


WHEREAS, Dr. Thomas E. Murphy has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God at the age of 80; and

WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and

WHEREAS, A longtime resident of the North Shore, Dr. Thomas E. Murphy was a widely admired member of the medical profession and the loving husband for 49 years of Jane; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Thomas E. Murphy was the much-adored father of Timothy, Annie, Kathleen and Erin and the grandfather of eight to whom he imparted many of the fine and noble qualities that he possessed in abundance; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Thomas E. Murphy was the dear brother of Michael, Edward, Dennis and Rosemary; and

WHEREAS, Raised in Dixon, Illinois, Dr. Thomas E. Murphy was the son of a surgeon and the grandson of a pharmacist; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Thomas E. Murphy earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from Northwestern University; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Thomas E. Murphy completed his residency at Cook County Hospital and a fellowship in oncology from Memorial Hospital in New York; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Thomas E. Murphy served as an Army surgeon during the Vietnam War where he treated troops injured by gunfire and exposed to Agent Orange; and

WHEREAS, In 1970 Dr. Thomas E. Murphy joined St. Francis Hospital in Evanston where he distinguished himself as one of the Midwest's most prominent heart surgeons; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Thomas E. Murphy also served on the medical staffs of Northwest Community Hospital, Resurrection Hospital and Lutheran General Hospital; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Thomas E. Murphy retired in 2004 as Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery for St. Francis Hospital; and

WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of Dr. Thomas E. Murphy serve as an example to all; and

WHEREAS, His love of life and ability to live it to the fullest endeared Dr. Thomas E. Murphy to his family members, friends and all who knew him, and enabled him to enrich their lives in ways t...