Thomas
Peter Murray of
Tom will be best remembered as
a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend.
He had the amazing gift of connecting with people from all walks of life and
making each person feel special and valued. Tom's love of life and generous
spirit will be missed by everyone who knew him.
Tom is a 1963 graduate of Port
Richmond High School on Staten Island, NY, and a 1964 graduate of Bordentown
Military Institute, Bordentown NJ. In 1968, he graduated with a degree in
Literature and Psychology from Hawthorne College in Antrim, NH, where he was
Vice President of the Senior Class.
Tom pursued a career in the
Insurance industry in the field of Catastrophic Rehabilitation Case Management
and Structured Settlements that spanned five decades. He came to Connecticut
with General Reinsurance Corporation in 1978, and left in 1981 to open a Structured
Settlement and Medical Management company in Denver, CO. The last 24 years were
spent as President of Ringler Associates of Westchester, based in Stamford, CT.
Tom was a member of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association, where
he served as the first Co- Chairman of The Government Benefits Committee. He
was a member of National Association of Life Underwriters, American Congress of
Rehabilitation Medicine National Head Injury Foundation, Rehabilitation
Engineering Society of North America, New York Claim Association, Marquis Who's
Who in Rehabilitation Professionals and Facilities, and a Charter Member of The
Association of Health Insurance Agents.
The family will receive visitors on Friday, June 7 between 5pm and 8pm at Leo
P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home in Stamford, CT. Everyone is invited to
share memories of Tom beginning at 6pm.
The family requests that in
lieu of flowers, contributions be made in Tom's memory to the Palliative Care
Department of Greenwich Hospital c/o Greenwich Hospital Foundation Office, 35
River Road, Cos Cob, CT 06807 or to St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital . To leave an online condolence please
visit www.leopgallagherstamford.com