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Michael G. Murphy, 92, a retired Chicago patrolman, died Sunday in Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Mr. Murphy joined the force in 1927 working out of accident patrol. He spent the last 10 years of his career at police headquarters at 11th and State Streets. He retired in 1965. Mr. Murphy worked for O’Hare International Airport security from 1969 to 1989. After spending the first 89 years of his life in Chicago, he moved to Elmwood Park in 1989. He is survived by two daughters, Mary O’Malley and Margaret; two sons, Thomas and John; two sisters; two brothers; and seven grandchildren. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Vincent Ferrer Church, 1530 Jackson Ave., River Forest.
