Her memory is long. And appreciative.
Many years before Democrat Carol Murphy was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly from the 7th District, times were hard. Her father, an Army veteran and Bronze Star recipient, died of Agent Orange exposure when she was a teen. She worked two and three jobs to pay her way through college. When she was short on cash during those lean years, friends were there, helping with her rent or simply buying lunch.
Lessons from her dad’s service to America and friends’ emotional and monetary support made a lasting impression.
As Murphy recently collected and distributed more than 1,500 pairs of new socks to agencies and organizations that help and house the nearly 600 homeless folks in Burlington County, it was clear the project was more passion than politics.