On Saturday, February 7, 2015 Greg Murphy, 42, formerly from CAL FIRE Riverside Unit passed away suddenly while he was at a charity event.. Greg had recently moved to Folsom, CA to be closer to his 3 young daughters.. Greg had worked at Lake Riverside FS 77, Anza FS 29 and Woodcrest FS 8 in the Riverside Unit.. He also spent over 5 years as a Volunteer Firefighter at Bear Creek FS 75 during his volunteer time and he worked as a Paramedic for American Medical Response in Riverside.
Greg had many close friends from CAL FIRE and the family has requested for his memorial information to be shared.
St. Anthony Catholic Church
2110 North San Antonio Upland, CA
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 @10am
Internment-immediately after church service Crestlawn Memorial
11500 Arlington Ave
Riverside, CA
There will be a traditional Irish Wake after the service the same day, this information will be posted to his Facebook once it has been finalized.
Greg leaves behind his wife Kathy and three daughters, Courtney, Lexi and Brittany. The family is still in a state of shock and are all together and grieving. They appreciate all the phone calls and prayers, but ask to please give them time to grieve. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to an account for his 3 daughters education. The account information will soon follow.