Eddie Murray was the finest firefighter I served with in 35 years. And a better man than he was a firefighter.
3 months ago
Edward Thomas Murray
January 30, 1949 – March 2, 2026 · 77 years
"Always the last to leave and the first to help."
Biography
Edward Thomas Murray was a retired firefighter and longtime volunteer from Cincinnati, Ohio. He spent 30 years with the Cincinnati Fire Department and another 15 volunteering with disaster relief organizations. Ed was the kind of man who showed up — at the fire, at the hospital, at the moving truck. He coached wrestling for 25 years at his local high school and was inducted into the Ohio Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame in 2019. He is survived by his wife Sandra, sons Michael and Patrick, and a community that called him simply "the guy you called when things went wrong."
Messages & Tributes (6)
+ Write a MessageDad ran into burning buildings for 30 years and never once talked about it like it was brave. Said it was just the job. The bravest thing a person can do is call something ordinary when it's not.
3 months ago
Ed, you were the first person I called when anything went wrong. Now the phone just rings.
3 months ago
He showed up with a chainsaw after the ice storm and cleared our entire driveway without being asked. Didn't even knock on the door — just started cutting. That was Edward.
3 months ago
Coach Murray. He taught me more about discipline and respect in four years of wrestling than I learned anywhere else. I won a college scholarship. He was prouder than I was.
3 months ago
He drove 12 hours to help us move into our first house and wouldn't let us pay for anything. Said watching us unpack the boxes was payment enough. That was Dad.
3 months ago