Son, brother, uncle, husband, grandpa, great grandpa and best friend. William F. Murphy “Bill” died peacefully in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at the age of 75. Bill is survived by his wife Gabriela and his two sons William Shawn of Perth, Australia and Ryan Patrick of Florida, stepson Erik of Mexico and stepdaughter and Marisol of Michigan. In addition, he leaves behind his twin sister, Patricia and brother, Timothy, who loved him dearly. Bill enriched the lives of many, many people.
Bill was an accomplished musician, a gourmet cook, and a lover of all animals, great and small. Bill was an Irishman full-tilt, celebrating March 17th weekly! (The whiskey and tequila companies are devastated by their loss.) In his spare time, Bill enjoyed the outdoors-particularly camping and fishing.The Civil War was of special interest to him and he made a number of trips to Gettysburg to better understand the political and military issues of the time. Earlier in his life, Bill was a member of the Army Reserves where he worked his way up to sergeant. Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 at Reyers North Valley Chapel, from 4 p.m to 8 p.m. According to the Irish drinking toast, Bills family and friends believe he made it to heaven a half hour before the devil knew he was dead!
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