Murphy, James W.

James “Jim” Wilfred Murphy, 68, of St. Petersburg, Florida, peacefully floated away surrounded by his family on July 19, 2018, after battling complications from pneumonia in New Brunswick, New Jersey at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

The loving son of John “Joe” Joseph Murphy and Marie (Gaudreau) Murphy, he was born on September 11, 1949, at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Dorchester.

Jim’s obituary has been abbreviated for publication. You can read the full version online at higginsmemorialhome.com or in the July 23 edition of the Boston Globe.

Jim is survived by his lovely wife, Linda; his children Gavin and Andrea; his grandchildren Norah Murphy, Tessa Brunelli, Griffin Brunelli, and Roger Murphy; his mother, Marie “Gigi” AKA “Grammie” Murphy; his siblings Jeanne (Murphy) Ford, John “Johnny” Murphy, Thomas “Tommy” Murphy, Paul Murphy, Brendan Murphy, and Mark Murphy; his Aunt Claire (Gaudreau) Kessinger, many Kessinger, Donovan, and Mullin cousins; dozens of nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, and grand-nephews; scores of relatives-in-law; and still others who were “brothers by another mother.” He joins in Heaven his father, Joe, his brother Kenneth “Kenny” Murphy, his sister Kathleen Murphy, and many other relatives and close friends whose time on Earth ended before his.

Memorial services will be held in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Florida. All wishing to come and remember Jim are welcome at each service, but the expectation is that people will attend the service which is most geographically convenient for them. The New Jersey service will be held at the Higgins Memorial Home located in Freehold, NJ, with a gathering to start at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 28. The Massachusetts service will take place in late September, with the Florida service to follow. His online obituary at higginsmemorialhome.com will be updated once the Massachusetts and Florida services have been scheduled. You can also text BOSTON JIM or ST PETE JIM to 617-306-4454 to receive a scheduling update via text on the Boston or Florida memorials, respectively. Please also include your name in the text message.

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