Frederick P. (Skip) Murray Jr.,77, of Salem, N.H., died on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at The Elliot Hospital in Manchester, N.H. following a period of declining health. Skip was born December 31, 1937 in Cambridge, MA to Elsie Macollem and Frederick P. Murray Sr.  He attended high school at Tewksbury High in Tewksbury, MA.   Skip had been employed with Raytheon Corporation for 39 years before retiring in 1995. Prior to becoming a senior engineer for Raytheon, he served as a union representative for Labor Union IBEW #1505, Waltham, MA for 20 years.   He enjoyed playing softball, fishing, fixing and building things, puttering around his yard and spending time with his family who he adored.  He was a lifetime member of the Derry-Salem Elks Lodge #2226.  Skip was predeceased by his son James Philip Murray. He is survived by his one and only true love Carole Murray Goodrich and her husband Robert Goodrich; his children:  Debra Murray Simmons and her sweetheart Rick Loveren, Frederick P. Murray III and his wife Lori, Gregory Murray and his wife Alison and Scott Murray and his wife Diane; grandchildren:  Robbie Simmons and his wife Randi, Shaun Simmons and his wife Jenna, Holly Anderson and her husband Elias, Fawn Armstrong and her husband Chad, Amber Murray, Brooke Murray, Crystal Nason, Alicia Cote and her husband Ben and Gregory Bonaccorsi; great-grandchildren Emyrson Simmons and Ezekiel Anderson.   A private Memorial Service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Frederick P Murray Jr.’s name to Make-A-Wish Foundation (Mass./Rhode Island)  One Bullfinch Place,2nd Floor Boston MA 02114. Arrangements are by The Goundrey & Dewhirst Funeral Home, 42 Main St., Salem, NH. To send an online condolence, please visit, www.goundreydewhirstfuneral.com or www.facebook.com/GoundreyDewhirstFuneral.

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