Austin Kenyon Murphy

Austin was born on June 4, 1994 in Littleton, Colorado to Anthony Kurt Murphy and Rosemary Lee Sachen Murphy. The family moved to the Firestone area 11 years ago. Here he attended Prairie Ridge Elementary, Coal Ridge Middle School and Mead High School.

Austin began to work following high school. He worked his way up to Quality Inspector at Mountain States Molding. He had earlier worked for I.B.M. through Career Connections and most recently was working as a Plumbing Apprentice in the construction field.

A quiet, thoughtful young man who was full of life and he had many interests he pursued. As a younger man he was active in martial arts, soccer, swimming and the Cub Scouts. He took a deep interest in music and the guitar, playing and enjoying a number of different styles and genres. A lover of the outdoors he was an avid fisherman.

Surviving are his parents of Firestone; a brother Duncan of Firestone; grandparents George and Pat Sachen of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Kenneth and Peggy Murphy of Muskogee, Oklahoma; Uncles Robert (Nita) Sachen of Brookings, South Dakota; Scott (JoAnne) Murphy of Oklahoma City; Neil (Rachel) Murphy of Gore, Oklahoma; and Patrick (Aaren) Murphy of Muskogee, Oklahoma. He is further survived by cousins Krista, Joshua and Matthew Sachen and Ryan, Chris, Gus, Easton and Layla Murphy. He is also survived by many Great Aunts and Uncles in Alabama, Mississippi, South Dakota and Minnesota.

Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, September 12, at the Howe Mortuary Chapel.