Donald Ferguson Murray's Obituary
Donald Ferguson Murray of Columbus, OH passed away on December 10th, 2022. He was born in Trenton, NJ to the late Helen and William Murray on June 24, 1941. He is survived by his beloved wife Monica (Preisig) Murray and siblings William Murray and Marjory Bernhard. Don also leaves behind his children Donald Murray Jr. (Sheryl), Jeannine Pennington (Ray), Kim Hayhurst (Mike), and Scott Murray (Rebecca); his grandchildren Donny Murray (Britney), Jason Murray, Melinda Soderberg (Chris), Kyle Pennington, Joel Pennington, Megan Pennington, Melissa Hoffman (Patrick), Lauren Hayhurst, Adam Stamm, Kala Stamm, Dylan Murray (Christi), and Samantha Murray. Additionally, he is survived by great grandchildren Zoey Stamm, Elliott Murray, Colin Soderberg, Connor Murray, and Evelyn Murray.
He graduated from Hamilton High School West in Trenton, NJ and then graduated from Drexel University with a BS in Electrical Engineering. Don loved to dance, fish, and garden and so enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.
There will be a private family celebration of his life and in lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in his memory to The Shriner’s Hospital (Shriners Children's | Shriners Hospitals for Children (shrinerschildrens.org).
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