Russell Murphy

Russell Ernest Murphy, 39, of Shiprock, N.M., passed away Monday, November 9, 2026.

Russell graduated from Shiprock High School in 2006, went to San Juan College Welding School in Farmington, N.M., and became a Certified American Society of Mechanical Engineers welder. He began his welding career as an Iron Worker and held titles as a Combination ASME Welder, Structural Welder, Pipefitter, and Fabrication Welder. He traveled throughout the United States from Seattle, WA, to Houston, TX. He was working with Yearout Mechanical, at the Hoffman Data Center at Claude, TX, on the Llano Project. He was an active member of the United Association Local Union No. 412.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Murphy.

He is survived by his daughter, Kaylee Jean Murphy; his parents, Mary Lou Murphy and Henry Murphy Jr.; three sisters, ELysia Murphy, Carletta Harrison and Quishana Thompson; and a brother, Henry Murphy III.