He was a lock #27 union steward NFFE local 405, FEM coordinator, member of the Leadership Development Program, Emergency Response Team, corps diving instructor, lock #27 site safety inspector. He received many medals and awards for his time overseas and had 2 newspaper articles written about a civilian overseas. He proudly served his country with the Army Corp of Engineers with 2 tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was an Intergraded Electronics Mechanic for 17 years with the Army Corp of Engineers. Tatum III 43 years old was a dedicated husband and father and patriot who always yearned to make a difference in this world and “do the right thing”. We have also completed 39 cases and over $153,000 worth of free family law legal services in the last 17 months to help active duty military and veterans from our Peoria, Illinois law office, all in honor of Nick's sacrifice, bravery and commitment. Murphy Foundation (and have raised over $200,000 for educational, military, legal and charitable giving. He then saved five more people through his organ donation. Nick pushed a fellow sailor out of the way and saved her life. Four months later, he was killed when a motor vehicle did not see him and two sailors crossing the street. He then went to Pensacola, for IT training. He was determined to make it back and become a SEAL on his second try. At the end of the second week of BUD/s, he dropped after his foot was injured. He went through boot camp and then several months of pre-BUD/s. Navy Nick Murphy joined the Navy right out of high school trying to become a Navy SEAL. Navy Nicholas James Murphy, E-3, Seaman, U.S. Maybe I should have told him it was ok too, maybe I should have asked more questions, maybe he would have answered maybe he wouldn't have but now I'll never know! 575 I would have given anything to take that all away for him! Sometimes my dad would talk about his time over in Vietnam and it wasn't always an angry or sad talk, he did have some good times there it seems, but he didn't talk about the bad. I'm still so sad for him that he felt the way he did. I just know he was sad and angry a lot too.you could see it in every inch of his body and soul. Don't get me wrong my dad wasn't always angry or sad through out my life, I remember a lot of of his happy times. Was he a happy person, was he a good kid, did he get in trouble a lot at school or maybe only once or twice? I wonder because I see his high school graduation picture and he looks NOTHING like the man I knew! Even the picture he took when he was in the Army, he looks so different. I always wonder what he was like before I came into the picture, before he enlisted in the Army. I smile when I think about him! He wasn't somebody who always had a smile on his face though. I never thought this would be my life, living without my son. I would of never seen that coming in all our conversations and his behavior. I don’t know what happened but one day everything came to a perfect storm, and he took his own life. But eventually he started to make friends and the became less. But, when he got there, he called everyday, just to assure me. He served for 18 months, got married and moved to South Carolina. Sometimes I think he loved his animals more then people. He was so smart, funny, loving, loved animals. Justin was always an over achiever without even trying. He just knew, he was going to serve his Country and be an Airman. When he graduated High School, he went to College and just didn’t feel that he was suppose to go.

He would tell his sisters not to talk to Mom like that.It always warmed my heart, how protective he was of me. As he got older, he was like the man of the house. He knew, if I came home from work to a clean house, that would make me happy. He could just tell that I needed it or do something sweet like clean the house. Justin Sisk A1C Justin Sisk A1C Justin was amazing. I try to tell myself at least we had those years with him. I now know that 'The Good Die Young' is so true. That was the end of my beloved son and best friend. So, he joined the Army and went on for 3 more years. When he couldn't re-up, he tried civilian life, which he told me he couldn't do because all he knew was the military life. He joined the Navy from the DEP program, right from high school. As he grew, he became the rock of the family. I don't know why, but it just happened that way. At an early age, he took on the role of our protector. I had a home birth which was the most wonderful experience! As a baby, he never fussed such an easy baby to have! This continued through the rest of his life he grew into the best person I ever had the honor to know and have as a family member.

Derek P Schicchi Derek was a special child from the day he was born.

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