ST. LOUIS – The sheriff who was elected six times in the City of St. Louis and served as a Missouri legislator, Jim Murphy, passed away over the weekend.
An obituary says that Murphy died Saturday. He was 88.
Murphy took office with the Missouri Senate in 1976, filling the role for two terms after serving as a committeeperson for the city’s 12th Ward.
Later in 1989, he became the sheriff for St. Louis, where he would go on to keep the role for 28 years before deciding to not seek re-election. He was deemed Missouri’s sheriff of the year in 1994.
Beyond the politics and official titles, Murphy was also a decorated soccer player as he was on the field with the U.S. Men’s World Cup Soccer team in addition to several other local groups, according to his obituary. He was inducted into St. Louis’ Soccer Hall of Fame the same year he became sheriff.
Our partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch say Murphy died at a nursing home in Shrewsbury.
A visitation will be held Wednesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. in addition to Thursday at 9 a.m. His funeral will follow at 10 a.m. Thursday at Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.