John Edwin Murphy, age 29, of Tualatin, Oregon, died Sunday, July 20, 2003, in Beaverton, Oregon.
John was born December 17, 1973, in Fargo, ND. He grew up and attended school in Moorhead, MN. He graduated from Moorhead High School in 1992. Following high school, he served in the US Navy from 1992 to 1995. After his discharge from the Navy, John moved to Newport, Washington, where he was self-employed as a computer consultant. He was one of the co-founders of the Pend Oreille Valley Network (POVN), an Internet provider service.
In 1996, he returned to Fargo, where he attended North Dakota State University. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in 2001, John moved to the Portland, Oregon, area, where he went to work for Akila. In 2003, he became a certified nursing assistant (CNA) and was making plans to go back to school to become a registered nurse. At the time of his death, he was employed by EDC Solutions and Gleneden Terrace.
John is survived by his mother, Kimberly Imberi, Moorhead; his father, Eddie Murphy, West Fargo, ND; two brothers, Michael Murphy, Fargo, and Kyle Murphy, Plattsmouth, NE; a sister, Delaney Imberi, Moorhead; grandparents, Beverly (Waldo) Thompson, Thief River Falls, MN, and Ralph and Vera Murphy, Fargo. John was preceded in death by his grandfather, Alvin Rude.
Visitation: Friday, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM
Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead
Funeral service: Saturday, July 26, 2003, at 2:00 PM
St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Fargo, North Dakota.
Burial: Gosen Cemetery, Winger, MN.