Christopher Murphy of Pacific Palisades passed away in his sleep from cardiac arrest on May 19 in San Diego at the age of 51. He is survived by his mother, Mary Fran, his father, Bob, and his sister, Meghan Murphy Rowan.
Christopher was larger than life in every respect. He attended Methodist Preschool and Corpus Christi where he was student body president. At an early age he established himself as the loudest singer and the tallest eighth-grade graduate at 5’10”.
Christopher graduated from Crossroads High School in 1992 in Santa Monica where he had a lead role in the school musical as well as other drams events. He then went on to Sonoma State where he discovered he loved to write poetry and found his love for the blues, especially the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Christopher suffered a series of physical setbacks during his young life, including a heart attack, but they never dimmed his smile.
Everyone who met him will likely remember him as a loving and gentle soul who left us with a bounty of memories and words of wisdom. He would often say, “Don’t judge; everyone has a story.”
We know he had no time to say goodbye, but if he had the chance, he would have reassured us that everything would be alright. Heaven always has a place for 6’5”, empathetic, non-judgmental, talented and caring people. By now he is certainly singing with the angels.
We miss him.
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