- Date Of Birth: June 20, 1933
- Date Of Death: May 29, 2015
- State: Colorado
Dr. Solbritt Elisabet Murphy of Littleton passed away with her friends by her side after an illness on May 29, 2015. Solbritt was born in Jonkoping, Sweden, the third child of what was to become a family of six children living in many places in Sweden in the 30’s and 40’s. She spent the war years on the island of Gotland to which she returned many summers in her youth and life. As an exchange student, Solbritt studied medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Washington in the 50’s and met her husband, Stanley R. Murphy. Following her residency in Pediatrics in 1965, Solbritt continually worked towards improving the health of infants and children in public programs at the local and state levels. Solbritt came to Littleton in 1974 to work at Tri-County Health, starting with the Maternal, Infant, and Child and Youth project and would later become the Associate Director of the Tri-County District Health Department.
When her health restricted her travel, Solbritt focused her efforts on assisting the Arapahoe County court, working with crisis and counseling phone lines and participating in the community. She was a volunteer at the Littleton Museum and continued to counsel up until her last year.
Solbritt is survived by her three children: Kari Neely of San Jose CA, Steve Murphy of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Britt Murphy of Seattle WA, and six grandchildren.
