Billie Joe Murray

Background

Murray, Billie Joe was born on March 9, 1927 in Durango, Colorado, United States. Son of Denzel R. and Gladys Ruth (Fox) Murray.

Education

Master of Business Administration, California Western University, 1980.

Career

With United States Navy, 1943—1949. Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1953, captain, 1960. With Army, Korean army, Vietnam army.

Retired, 1969; general manager Agency for International Development/State Department Employees Association, Saigon, Vietnam, 1971—1975. Owner, manager Home Cafe and Smith Market, Kingsburg, California, 1975—1976, Murray Leong Company, Fresno, 1976—1978. Chairman, president, chief executive officer Murray-Leong Company, Inc., since 1978.

Owner United Travel Service, since 1982.

Achievements

• Billie Joe Murray has been listed as a noteworthy import/export company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Coeur d'Alene Council Boy Scouts Am, 1964—1965. State delegate Idaho Republic Party, 1965. Representative precinct committeeman Olympia, Washington, 1967—1968.

Member of Shriners, Masons.

Connections

Married Nancy Leong Murray, December 25, 1975. Children: William Joseph, Richard Dale, Gladys Ruth.

Father:

Denzel R. Murray

Mother:

Gladys Ruth (Fox) Murray

Spouse:

Nancy Leong Murray

child:

Richard Dale Murray

child:

William Joseph Murray

child:

Gladys Ruth Murray