We are deeply saddened by the passing of Coach Charles Murphy. His impact on the Pittsburgh fencing community over the course of his long career as a fencer and a coach cannot adequately be put into words. On the opposite end of the strip or on one's own, Coach Murphy represented so much of what our sport teaches and nurtures: discipline, competitive drive, honor, and more.
The coaches and students of En Garde extend our sincere and heartfelt sympathy to Coach Murphy's family and friends even as we ourselves join them in mourning his passing.
We invite you to gather with us tomorrow evening, June 6th, starting at 6 p.m. at En Garde Fencing Club, where we will meet in lieu of our regularly scheduled practice to remember Coach Murphy and the great influence he had in all our lives.
Charles was my daughter's fencing coach and I adored the guy. What a sweetheart! What a loss! I'd like to write to his family. Might anyone know their address?
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