Richard Wallace Murrie ’39

On March 6, 2006, Dick died peacefully after a long illness. He was 88.

One of the large contingent in our class from the Lawrenceville School, he went on to Yale Law School, graduating in 1942. As a Navy lieutenant, he served in both the North Atlantic and the Pacific until 1946. He became senior vice president and fiduciary counsel of Bessemer Trust Co., from which he retired in 1983, and then served as chairman of the board of Pacific Inland Navigation Co. He treasured his summers in Quogue, N.Y., where he was a member of the Quogue Field Club and the Quogue Beach Club. With a bow to his Scottish ancestry, he was a member of the St. Andrew's Society. He also served as president of the New York Numismatic Club. Dick's sharp mind, his quick smile, and ready laugh endeared him to his many friends.

Dick's first marriage to Elizabeth Horgan ended with her death in 1975. He is survived by Rita T. Murrie, his wife of 30 years; his stepson, Steven Finley; stepdaughter Elizabeth Vary; and four beloved step-grandchildren. Like them, we hate to see him go and we offer them our sincere sympathy.

The Class of 1939