Glynn of Hartford. Monsignor Murphy was described as "a shepherd who loved his flock. a soul who suffered with Christ. a priest with the Saviors love. particularly for the poor and those in paina man of suffering. a man of joy. a man with a taste of work." Monsignor Murphy was prominently identified with innumerable religious. civic. labor and social service ventures. In the fall of 1956 he spearheaded Catholic charity efforts in Bridgeport in the resettlement of hundreds of Hungarian refugees in the area. Under former Mayor Jaspar McLevy. he served on a Labor Mediation Board and Mayor Samuel J. Tedesco had recently named Monsignor Murphy to the citys new Commission on Human Rights.
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