A Tribute to the Life of Kendall James Murphy
May 10, 1990 – Nov. 10, 2017
The Montgomery Ruritan Club would like to honor the Memory of one of its dedicated Members, Kendall James Murphy. On Nov. 10, 2017 while responding to a car accident south of Montgomery, Kendall Murphy was hit and killed by another vehicle at the accident site. Kendall was a Volunteer Fireman and First Responder for the Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department. Kendall Murphy graduated from BarrReeve High School and graduated college from University of Southern Indiana. He then worked for Cummings Insurance Agency in Montgomery and in 2017 went to work for German American Bank in Jasper. He was a member of the Montgomery Ruritan Club and coached the Freshmen Basketball Team at Barr-Reeve High School and was to set coach the 5th Grade at BR this year. He was also engaged to be married in 2018 to Jessica Padgett. He was truly a person that wanted to give back to his community and he gave his life while helping others. The community was thrust into mourning for this Volunteer Fireman who was killed in the line of duty. In my lifetime we have not witnessed in our community the outpouring of grief that we experienced for this young man. We hope we never do again. As the service concluded at the Cemetery, the Fireman’s Last Call, “Kendall Murphy has gone home, May He Rest in Peace!”
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