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DATE: Sunday, July 17, 1994                  TAG: 9407170005
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DATELINE: HOUSTON                            LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

MICHAEL J. MURRAY

MICHAEL JAMES MURRAY, 42, of Houston, died Friday, July 15, 1994. Mr. Murray was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Diffa/Houston, Take a Seat 1991, Diffa/Houston, and recipient of National award from Diffa for Unsung Hero 1994. Mr. Murray was preceded in death by his father, James E. Murray and is survived by: mother, Grace S. Murray, Moyock, North Carolina; sisters, Gail M. Melton, Chesapeake, Virginia, Deborah K. Webb, Suffolk, Virginia, Joan M. Williams, Casper, Wyoming, and his special friend, Tom Burtnett, Houston. Memorial Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 18, 1994, in the Rothko Chapel, 1409 Sul Ross, Houston. The family requests all donations be made to the Michael James Murray Memorial Fund, c/o Diffa/Houston, P.O. Box 131605, Houston, Texas 77219.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB