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Brian Murphy Obituary

Brian Murphy, life long resident of Colorado Springs, passed away September 28, 2005. He was born on July 29, 1976. Brian is survived by his love, Maria; his parents, Kay and Larry Montoya; his father, Tom Murphy; his son, Alex Murphy; his sister, Stacy; brothers: Larry Jr., Mike, Bob, and Chris Montoya. Brian Murphy was a well respected father, brother, son and friend. His loyalty was unending and his spirit is undying. Brian will be remembered for the gentle, kind way he treated others and for the respect for the world around him. A deep sense of loss is felt in his absence as the world has lost a truly good man and a fine gentleman. Rest well, Brian, rest well.

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Published by The Gazette on Oct. 2, 2005.

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Stacy Montoya

April 13, 2025

I miss you brother more and more everyday

Candida Alires

October 12, 2005

Brian you are truly missed, Bobby and I will miss you.

Bridget COLLINS

October 3, 2005

I was fortunate enough to get to know Brian over the past three years and I came to admire his willingness to stand up for what he believed in, and his desire to be a great father. He will be missed, and my thoughts and prayers go out to all of those who loved him.

Joe Pentlicki

October 2, 2005

Brian was an employee of The Harloff Company. We greatly admired Brian's desire and high standard for accuracy and excellence while performing his job. He was an employee who took great personal pride in his job. We missed him when he left our employ and we are saddened to hear of his death. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

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