Murrray Peabody Brush III ’49

Murray died Dec. 13, 2003. He was 74.

He prepared at California Prep and followed his father and both grandfathers to Princeton, where he majored in history. He was a member of Campus Club.

Murray spent a year in graduate school at UCLA, but then opted to become a fighter pilot in the Air Force. He was retired for disability as a result of an auto accident in 1962. At that time he met and married Dianne Vandenburg. They moved to Berkeley, Calif., where Murray attended law school. He then spent the next 22 years as a deputy district attorney in the Alameda County district attorney's office.

After his second retirement Murray indulged his passion for sports, especially mountain climbing, by scaling Mount Kilimanjaro, and by enjoying his children and grandchildren fully.

Murray's beloved Dianne died in 1990. He is survived by his children, Katherine Richardson, Murray IV, and Michael, and three grandchildren. The class and Brush's many friends extend their sincere sympathy to the family on the loss of this kindly man.

The Class of 1949