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Thread #130538   Message #2940062
Posted By: GUEST,joyce Beck
05-Jul-10 - 10:01 AM
Thread Name: Obit: Mrs Audie Murphy - April 2010
Subject: RE: Obit: Mrs Audie Murphy - April 2010
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET PAM MURPHY AND TALK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, SINCE MY HUSBAND WAS ONE OF THE VETERANS SHE HELPED. I AM A REGISTERED NURSE AND COULD APPRECIATE THE JOB SHE WAS DOING BUT ESPECIALLY ENJOYED THE STORY SHE TOLD OF HOW SHE MET AND MARRIED AUDIE MURPHY. SHE WAS AN AIRLINE STEWARDESS FROM KANSAS AND AUDIE WAS ON HER FLIGHT ONE DAY. HER AND 2 OTHER STEWARDESS LATER CALLED HIM AT THE LOCATION OF HIS MOVIE AND HE INVITED THEM TO HAVE LUNCH THERE WITH HIM. THEY DID AND PAM AND AUDIE DATED AND MARRIED. SHE SAID THE OTHER STEWARDESS SAID THEY WOULD LIKE TO MEET VAN JOHNSON OR SOME OTHER MOVIE STAR BUT SHE SAID "NOT ME,I WANT THAT WAR HERO". PAM MURPHY WAS A REAL LADY AND VERY PROFESSIONAL WITH A HEART FOR HER VETERANS. IT IS A GREAT LOSS FOR THE VETERANS AND ANYONE WHO KNEW HER.