Background
Murray, Thomas Reed was born on August 20, 1924 in Logan, Utah, United States. Son of Thomas Bailey and Modena (Affleck) Murray.
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Thomas Reed Murray
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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering New Mexico, 1945. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Stanford University, 1947. Master of Engineering in Engineering Mechanics, Stanford University, 1949.
Career
Research assist, associate, Stanford (California) U., 1947-1949;
structures analyst, Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California, 1949-1951;
stress analyst, supervisor, Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California, 1953-1963;
engineering manager stress analysis, McDonnell Douglas Astro Company, Huntington Beach, California, 1963-1978;
manager, chief engineer structures, McDonnell Douglas Astro Company, Huntington Beach, California, 1978-1987;
deputy director engineering, McDonnell Douglas Astro Company, Huntington Beach, California, 1987-1990;
retired, 1990. Consultant Lear Corporation, Santa Monica, 1960. Board directors Science Fair, Irvine, California, 1980-1985.
Presenter at professional conferences.
Membership
Chair architect committee College Park Home Owners' Association, Irvine, 1985-1987. President Missouri Independence mission Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1991-1994. With United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO, 1951-1953, Atlantic.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Sigma Tau, Kappa Mu Epsilon.
Connections
Married Elaine Marshall, September 10, 1947. Children: William Reed, Eric Alan, Paul Raymond, Kent Douglas, Brian Lane, Carla Morene.
