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Former Letterman, State Trooper, Craig Murray, 38, Dies
 STORRS,
Conn. (May 7, 2008) -- Former University of Connecticut fullback
Craig Murray passed away of natural causes on Saturday
at age 38 while camping with his family in Ashford, Conn. After
UConn, Murray went on to serve in the Connecticut State Police where
he worked as a detective and was most recently assigned to the State
Police forensic polygraph examiner unit.
A native of Hamden, Conn. where he attended
Hamden High School, Murray earned three varsity letters at UConn as
a fullback from 1989-91, playing in a total of 20 games and carrying
the ball 12 times in his career for 63 yards with a touchdown,
coming on a 14-yard run against Richmond in a 42-24 Homecoming
victory on Oct. 27, 1990.
Murray entered the State Police Academy in
November of 1994. He served with Troop A in Southbury, Troop G in
Bridgeport and later Troop C in Tolland when he relocated with his
family to Stafford Springs. He also served as a popular School
Resource Officer at E.O. Smith High School in Mansfield. In 2007, he
requested an assignment as a State Police polygraph examiner and
successfully completed his coursework at the elite polygraph
examiners school to earn that assignment.
 Murray has remained active with the UConn
program, often attending the team's semesterly job fairs to discuss
careers in law enforcement with current Husky student-athletes. At
right, he talks with Derek Chard at the team's most recent job fair.
Murray is survived by his wife Laura and their three children Tyler, Alyssa, and Jasmine. He is also survived by his father John Murray and his wife Kathy, nine brothers and sisters, his mother in law Mary Lou Hill, two brothers in law and their wives and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
The funeral with full State Police Department honors will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday May 10 at John E. Julian Heritage Park Stafford St., Stafford Springs.
Calling hours are on Friday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Introvigne Funeral Home,
Inc., 51 East Main St., Stafford Springs. Memorial donations may be made to the
Craig M. Murray Children's Education Fund, c/o Rose Roszczewski, P.O. Box 25,
Stafford Springs, CT 06076.
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