James Murphy, aka, Murph passed away on Friday May 15 after a short illness. He was 83 years old. Born & raised in Chicago, he worked for the Fannie May Candy Company in product control until he retired in 1992. He owned a two-flat in Albany Park, where he resided until moving to Wilton Manors, Florida in 2003. An Army veteran of the Korean War, he was a world traveler, whose favorite locations were Ibiza & Thailand. He is survived by his chosen family; his close friends, Alan Kennedy, Vince Zinkevicius, Geary Wells, Pat Burke, Mike Velajo, Gregg Shapiro, Rick Karlin, Don Parks & Russ Reisenleiter. Arrangements entrusted to Boyd-Panciera Family Funeral Care, Hollywood Boulevard Chapel.