I’m so sorry for your loss. Jack sounds like a really great guy. I wish your family peace and happiness. -Best wishes from a 2x NOLS alum, just like your son

Dear Jeanine and Murphy Family,
I am deeply sorry to know about your loss. This has come as a shock and hardest news of the year. My heart goes out to you and to your family. I remember Jack through your stories about Red Sox outings, gatherings and more. Can't stop thinking about you and our prayers are always with you and your family. May almighty give you enough strength.
Sincerely,
Ratika 

Hi Doug. 

Such a long time since we last saw each other.  I was so sad to hear about your son and this tragic loss.  I’m in Baltimore with three teenagers and I read about your son and I can’t stop thinking about you and your family. He seemed like an amazing young man with some incredible experiences that he got to appreciate.  Just wanted to send my deepest condolences. 
Scott London
 

Dear Jack’s family. 
My daughter was on the NOLS trip with Jack. They were fast friends and loved the outdoors.  I have prayed a lot for you and your family.  My prayer groups have prayed a lot for you.  This is what I can do- as I don’t really know what words could possibly heal your broken hearts.  
I am a science teacher and an EFR instructor. Since he was a WFR- I thought the best way to honor him was to share his love of helping others in need. So on my first day of school- I taught all my students CPR.   I will also find a great spot to place a palm tree in his memory  on the island of Guam.   



To Jack’s family and specially his parents, I am the father of Hannah Habermann, who was the lead NOLS instructor on the trip. My heart goes out to you. Like Jack, my daughter loves the wild places and has spent her adult life sharing them and teaching others about them. That wildness and the companions that share them are a special bond. I am so sorry for your loss but find comfort that he was doing what he loved and in good company. You are in my thoughts.

Dear Jeanine and family
Am so sorry to hear about the tragic death of your eldest son at such a young age. I can only imagine how hard it is to fathom this accident and its meaning. My prayers and thoughts are with you at this difficult time.


Dear Family of Jack,
Our hearts go out to you for your loss. 
As a past student, instructor, benefactor and parent of NOLS, i would loved to have come to the services to show my support for your whole family and community. i can't imagine what you are going through. it seems he was truly in his element and loved being in the wilderness. May your memories of him be in part filled with knowing how happy he was out there. 
May his name always be a blessing to you and all who knew him.
Michael McTeigue

Dear Jeanine, Doug, Anna, and Charlotte,

We are so sorry to hear about the tragic passing of Jack - please accept our deepest condolences. We are thinking of you and the entire family during this time. We always enjoyed hearing your stories about Jack, and we saw and felt how much love you had for him when you spoke about the family dinners/gatherings, graduations, college years, Red Sox outings and more. You had a way of bringing us into your family, and we always appreciated that. This loss is truly inexplicable, and we are praying for you as your family begins this journey without your loved one. Jack will forever be in our hearts – may he rest in peace.

Sincerely, 
Nyemba (and Preeya) Mbekeani


Doug, 
We are so sad to hear this tragic news and are keeping you and your family in our thoughts and prayers.
Best,
Wanda & John Bolton 

Jack was a wonderful young man and will be missed terribly by his friends and family.
Condolences for your loss.

Barton Family

Jeanine and family, I am so very sorry for your loss. From reading his obituary, Jack certainly seems like exactly the type of person and role model this world needs more of. 

Thinking of you,

Keith

Jeanine My sincerest condolences on the loss of your son and brother. I’m keeping your family in my thoughts and prayers.

Avi

Our deepest condolences for all of you in the loss of this beautiful child. May his spirit fly free.

Kathy and Jiten Shah

Dear Jeanine, I'm so sorry to hear about this tragic news. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. -Sandeep Tyagi

Thoughts and prayers from Dan, Katie, Stella, and Conor McCabe.  Our hearts are with everyone this week.

Jack will be always in my memories and prayers, since I had a close contact with him as a Spanish teacher in PSS. He always was a delighful and respected student. Rest in peace! and my condolence for the family. 

To Jack’s Family and Friends:

Please accept my deepest sympathies.  Jack truly lived the BC High motto, Men for Others.

You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Sincerely,

Michael Sullivan 
BC High 78

I didn’t personally know Jack. I work for friends of the family and wanted to send my condolences to Jack’s family and friends. I know he was an amazing young man and my heart goes out to you all at this very difficult time!

Jeanine and family, 
I'm so sorry to hear about these tragic news. 
You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Miguel

I saw Jack grow from a toddler to a little boy to a handsome young man full of promise over the past twenty years. My thoughts are with his mother, father and sisters.
My deepest condolences 

Dear Jeanine,

It was with great sadness that we heard of the sudden loss of your beautiful son, Jack. Please know our thoughts and love are with you and your family, now and always . 

With love,
Kelly Sweeney

Jeanine and family,

My deepest sympathies to you and your family.

Rafael 

I didn’t know Jack, but I’m a BC High graduate who loves to spend time outside hiking.  Seeing his story on the news made me want to reach out to his family and friends and offer my condolences. I’m so sorry for the inestimable loss of this young, strong, bright, driven man.  I will look for his spirit on the trail, and I will smile when I find it. 

I’ve loved  and cherished this cookbook from the 2nd grade class at PSS 2007-2008. My son Noah was a classmate of Jack’s and I recall their recipes with a smile. Love and peace be with you always. 
Karmen Santa Lucia-Foley and Family

Noah P. Foley, PSS

I’m so sorry to hear about this tragic news of Jacks passing. I worked closely with him at BBN and remember how hard he worked and what a sweet boy he was. I loved hearing about his ski trips! You and your entire family are in my thoughts and prayers. 

While I did not personally know Jack I did know his lovely mother while she was a student at the North Carolina School of Science and Math.  It appears he was much like her, strong, a natural leader and kind to all. My deepest condolences Jeanine to you and your family at this time. KB

The Dragonfly Story
“In the bottom of an old pond lived some grubs who could not understand why none of their group ever came back after crawling up the stems of the lilies to the top of the water. They promised each other that the next one who was called to make the upward climb would return and tell what happened to him. Soon one of them felt an urgent impulse to seek the surface; he rested himself on the top of a lily pad and went through a glorious transformation, which made him a dragonfly with beautiful wings. In vain he tried to keep his promise. Flying back and forth over the pond, he peered down at his friends below. Then he realized that even if they could see him they would not recognize such a radiant creature as one of their number.
The fact that we cannot see our friends or communicate with them after the transformation, which we call death, is no proof that they cease to exist.”
Walter Dudley Cavert

I was so sorry to hear about the tragic passing of Jack. I remember him as an upbeat , hardworking student who was delightful to work with.



Remembering Jack at Ringgold Park, lots good times spent there with all. - Anne Kirby, Maxim & Lucas Alvarez

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John "Jack" D. Murphy

March 5, 2000 – August 2, 2022

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