Obituary: Robert M. (Bob) Murphy, 62; Banker, Known as a Kind and Generous Man Always Ready With a Smile and a Joke

Obituary from Conte Funeral Home.

Robert M. (Bob) Murphy, of North Andover, MA died at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA surrounded by family and friends on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from complications related to his treatments for cancer.

Born on May 1, 1953, Bob was the youngest son of the late Edwin C. and Elizabeth G. (Garvey) Murphy of North Andover, MA. He is survived by his wife, Anne Pollard Murphy; his two children, Jilian Murphy of Boston, MA and Gregory Murphy of Medford, MA; as well as his siblings, Edwin C. Murphy, Jr. of Port Angeles, WA; J. Richard Murphy and his wife, Karen Dunnett of Boston, MA; Susan M. Brown and her husband, Harold M. Brown of Warrenton, OR; and Stephen B. Murphy and his wife, Noël Murphy of Reston, VA. His sister, Ann Marie Murphy of North Andover, MA preceded him in death in 1973.

A lifelong resident of North Andover, Bob graduated from Governor Dummer Academy in South Byfield, MA, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Eisenhower College in New York. Bob continued the family banking tradition first at the family’s institution, Arlington Trust Company of Lawrence, MA followed by senior positions at Enterprise Bank and Trust Company headquartered in Lowell, MA, the Merrimack Valley Credit Union headquartered in Lawrence, MA and most recently the Salem Cooperative Bank headquartered in Salem, N.H.

Bob was known by many as a kind and generous man always ready with a smile and a joke. He loved life and especially the many days spent with family and friends at his favorite location, the family beach house at Rye Beach, NH.

During Bob’s banking career he was involved with numerous civic organizations and charities. It is the family’s wish that in lieu of flowers donations be made in Bob’s memory to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of Boston, MA (www.dana-faber.org).