Mary Murray
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Mary C. Elia Murray
| Mary Murray | |
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| Fact File | |
| Birth Date: | June 10, 1939 |
| Family Information | |
| Lineage: | Angelo Elia Lineage |
| Parent: | Angelo Elia |
| Siblings: | Nicholas Elia Rose Murray |
| Children: | Patricia Murray Michael Murray John Murray Jr. |
Mary C. (Elia) Murray, the second child of Angelo and Katherine Elia, was born in Hoboken, NJ on June 10, 1939. She grew up and attended public schools in Hoboken. Mary spent many a summer in Norwich where her fondest memories are being with her Nauna and Nouno and all her cousins who lived so near.
She began her working career at McGraw-Hill in New York City in 1958 in the Payroll Department where she met her future husband, John J. Murray. They were married at St. Anthony's RC Church in Union City, NJ on May 9, 1964 and moved to Highland Park, NJ. It was there that their first child, Patricia Anne (Tricia) was born in 1965, then Michael in 1967. John, Jr. was born in Sayreville, NJ in 1970.
Before moving to Sayreville, the couple lived in Jersey City, NJ for a couple of years. After John, Jr. started to attend school, Mary returned to work and held various positions at JC Penney, Reflections Gift Shop and Brookdale Community College. Mary retired from BCC in June of 1999 where she was a buyer and head cashier. She and John live down at the Jersey shore in Ocean, NJ,where they moved to in 1994.
Mary passed away on May 12, 2008 after a several-month struggle with cancer. She will be deeply missed.
John J. Murray
John J. Murray, the third child of Peter and Lena Murray, was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, on March 12, 1937. John grew up with two sisters, Mary and Eileen (who died in 1981) and a brother, Peter, who eventually married Rose Elia, sister of Mary Elia. He attended schools in Brooklyn, Barrytown, NY, and New York City. He graduated with a BBA degree in Accounting from St. John's University in 1961. Except for two years in the United States Army (stationed in Wurzburg, Germany) and two years with a small publishing company, he spent his entire business career with The McGraw-Hill Companies, retiring from their Standard and Poor's division in April, 1998. Since retiring he has taken up fishing, enjoys reading novels and enjoys the company of new friends that he met when he moved to the Jersey shore. He roots for the NY Yankees (although he is still a LA Dodger fan in his heart) and also likes the NY Giants and NY Rangers.
Synopsis of Dates
Mary's Birthday: June 10, 1939
John's Birthday: March 12, 1937
Wedding Anniversary: May 9, 1964
Mary's Death: May 12, 2008
