Thomas R. Murray

Capt. THOMAS ROBERT MURRAY, USN Retired, was born on December 30, 1935 to Bess and Richard Murray in Santa Barbara, California, the younger of two sons. Tom graduated from Bell High School and
the University of Southern California with a degree in International Relations. He was a member of the
Naval ROTC unit. Commissioned as an Ensign in August of 1957 and was sent to Pensacola, Florida for
training as a Naval Aviator. On December 22, 1957 Ens. Thomas R. Murray, USN married Kay Marie
Haggart at Grace Lutheran Church in Bell, California. Their military life together spanned 25 years until
Tom’s retirement in 1982. Their first duty station was Pensacola, Florida where tom was designated a
Naval aviator and received his Navy wings of gold in March, 1959. He received orders to Patrol Squadron
5 and they moved to Jacksonville, Florida where their son, Thomas Geoard was born in July 1959. Their
daughter Tammy Marie was born in California in July 1962. Tom had two tours at the Naval
Postgraduate School in Monterey where he received a BS degree in Meteorology and a MS degree in
Computer Systems Management. Additional tours of duty included Rota, Spain, two tours on Guam; Viet
Nam aboard the Carrier USS Ranger; San Diego and Hawaii. Tom was commanding officer of the Naval
Weather Service/Joint Typhoon Warning Center on Guan and the Naval Weather Service Facility on
North Island, San Diego, California. Tom retired from the Navy in October 1982 and the couple settled in
Roseburg, Oregon. Their retirement years were spent traveling via their motorhome and on cruise ships
to various parts of the world and spending the winter months in Arizona. Tom also enjoyed repairing
antique clocks, making wine and gardening. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Kay; their son Tom of
Riddle, Oregon; daughter Tammy Schnabel and her husband Gary of Salem, Oregon. Services with
Military Honors will be held Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 3:00 pm at Roseburg National Cemetery followed
by interment and a memorial service led by Pastor Reich of St. Paul Lutheran Church. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be made to the American Cancer Society. Wilson’s Chapel of
the Roses is in charge of arrangements.