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In Memoriam
Major General Edgar Murphy,
U.S. Army, Retired
and supported as always by his
wife Ann, Edgar began a second
“career” as a tireless advocate for
Veterans. Through his efforts,
n 2009, Lieutenant General Lubbock obtained a new, larger
Bernie Mittemeyer, M.D., and more efficient Guard &
Igathered three fellow Reserve Training Center, which
retired Army generals to form is appropriately named in his
a committee to advocate for a honor. The Veteran’s Health
larger and more robust Veterans’ Clinic is another testament to
Health Clinic for South Plains his advocacy, and at the time of
Veterans, and a key person asked to provide a few words his passing, he was working to
in that successful effort was in his memory for this Veteran’s obtain a Veteran’s Cemetery for
Edgar Murphy. As fate would Edition. I am honored to do so. Lubbock and the South Plains.
have it, General Murphy was When General Edgar Murphy
promoted to glory after a battle Edgar Murphy was born in passed, area soldiers and
with pancreatic cancer only two March 1935. A Texas Tech Veterans lost one of their greatest
days before the ribbon cutting graduate, he joined the Texas friends and advocates, but his
for the new Lubbock VA Health Army National Guard as a young legacy of service will live on.
Clinic, for which he had worked man and commanded units We who served with him salute
for twelve years. However, his at every level, culminating in him, and we thank him for his
passing did not diminish his being selected for promotion to friendship and his extraordinary
significant contributions to this Major General and command service to our nation and its
success, as well as other Veteran’s of the 49th Armored Division Veterans.
causes. – essentially the entire combat
force of the Texas Army Guard. With Respect,
Because, in addition to being A dedicated Christian whose Walter B. Huffman, Major
my friend and close colleague life’s work was guided by his General, U.S. Army, Retired.
over the last twelve years, faith, Edgar’s life of service had
Captain Edgar Murphy was my only begun. After his retirement
first Commander when I was a from the Texas National Guard,
new Second Lieutenant, I was
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