- Date Of Birth: December 29, 1941
- Date Of Death: May 28, 2012
- State: Idaho
Donald “Butch” Keith Murphy passed away on Monday, May 28, 2012 at his home. He was born in Wheatland Wyoming on December 29, 1941 to Alice and John Murphy. His mother Alice married Richard Edmiston in 1945 and the family moved to Boise, Idaho in 1946. The family then moved to Nampa in 1952. He participated in football and track and graduated from Nampa High in 1961. He served in the Army from 1962-1965, and then served in the National Guard. He married the love of his life Janet Warn on December 21, 1962.
He earned a BBA in Marketing from Boise State University in 1971. During his life he followed a variety of career paths including sales at Lloyds Country stores, production manager with various mobile home manufacturers, sold insurance, was owner of the Thoroughbred Restaurant, and owner of Murph’s repair.
He had many passions in life including rodeoing, stock car racing, a lifelong love of fishing, avid golfer, woodworking, and was fanatic about BSU football. He also coached optimist football. Of all of his passions in life, he loved sailing the most and was active in it until the last days of his life. He was a member of the Southern Idaho Sailing Association and served as commodore.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
