Jeffrey L. Murawski, 68, of Niantic passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Bride Brook Nursing Home with his loving daughter by his side. He fought a courageous 4 year battle with Parkinson's. His family would like to thank the amazing staff at Bride Brook Nursing Home for their compassion and care during Jeff's residency and final days.
Mr. Murawski was born on February 14, 1953 in Chandler, AZ to Walter E. and Ruth M. (Dobson) Murawski. He honorably served in the US Navy for 20 years.
Growing up with his father in the Airforce, Jeff traveled with his family to places such as Arizona, California, North Dakota, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Florida, England and Taiwan. He was an athlete from the very beginning, playing baseball, basketball, and bowling. Jeff went to George C. Wallace and Miami-Dade College for a few years, majoring in liberal arts. He enlisted in the Navy and graduated from the Naval Training Center Orlando, Florida in 1977. He proudly served 20 years, retiring in 1997. His primary specialty was as a satcom repair technician and electromagnetic compatibility technician. He earned several honors such as the Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense SVC medal, Navy and Marine corps overseas service ribbon, and armed forces service medal. He worked for the 2000 census bureau for 10 years, and Shoprite in Norwich for 8 years. Jeff was an incredibly, selfless, kind hearted, generous, loving father, Popski, brother, uncle, and friend. He will be missed for his witty sense of humor, talented cartoonism, his incredible love of line dancing, his crazy eclectic ear for music, and the ability to find and burn you a cd of any genre.
Mr. Murawski is survived by his daughter, Erin Jonason and her husband Brian of Niantic; sisters Cynthia Wagner and her husband Mike of OH, Melissa Rhea of TX; grandchildren, Ayden and Benjamin; nieces and nephews, Paul, Kevin, Zach, Nikki, and Becky. He also leaves behind many line dancing friends from the Mishnock Barn, Rhode Island.
Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 from 5PM until 7PM at Fulton-Theroux Funeral Home, 13 Lake Ave., Niantic, CT 06357. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 1:00PM at Seaport Community Church 28 Great Brook Rd., Groton CT 06340. In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations to parkinsonhope.org
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