Orienteering has lost another tremendous servant with the passing of Terry Murphy.
Terry was Uringa secretary from 1984-88, president from 1995-98, and an inaugural Board member from 2019-2020 after the club incorporated. Terry was instrumental in preparing the new club constitution as part of the incorporation process. He also represented the club as a delegate to ONSW (1986-1989, 1993-1994).
He organised, on behalf of Uringa, the Australian Orienteering Championships at Yuruga in 1999 (especially meritorious as he would have been holding down an onerous professional job at the time). He was known to ensure that others could get their run at an event, whatever the impact on him.
Terry had a great love for all sports. He served time on the NRL Judiciary and was often seen in blue – Sydney FC, or yellow – Wallabies.
His time in orienteering goes way back to the foundations of our sport: he wrote the original constitution of Orienteering NSW in 1987 and was a board member from 1986-88.
Terry and family were always out and about with everything O had to offer, local events, SSS, State Leagues, Metro’s, National events - and of course overseas.
He was a Sydney Summer Series original, joining the inaugural programme in 1991 (he was on the paddock for events 3, 4 & 5), and running and (later) organising events in every season since.
Terry & Helen planned the first Uringa SSS event (at Homebush Bay in January 1996) and often appeared on Ross Barr's 'Yellow Sheet’ in subsequent years. Their event last season at Exile Bay would no doubt have had The Magistrate looking over Helen’s shoulder.
Our thoughts go out to Helen, Catherine, Clare and Patrick and their families and the wider Murphy clan.
