MURDOCH DAVID A. Age 73, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, in his home in Aleppo Twp., surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his beloved wife of 41 years, Joan; and his children, Christina (Chicago), Timothy (Devon) (Aleppo Twp.), and Deborah (Pittsburgh); and two cherished grandchildren, Wylie David, and Mac Christian; as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, Mark and his sister, Grace (Squire). David was a K&LGates LLP equity partner for 33 years and became Of Counsel in 2012. During his professional career he was elected to membership in the American Law Institute (1993), the American College of Bankruptcy (1994) and the International Insolvency Institute (2008). He was a member of the National TriBar Opinion Committee and a member of the Advisory Board of the Center for International Legal Education at the University of Pittsburgh. He also served as Honorary Consul in Pittsburgh for the Federal Republic of Germany for 11 years. He was awarded the prestigious Bundesverdienstkreuz (Cross of the Order of Merit) by the Federal Republic of Germany for enhancing relationships between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany. He served in the United States Army as First Lieutenant (1968) of the Medical Service Corps and Captain (1969-71) stationed in Germany. Son of the late Armor Murdoch and N. Edna Murdoch, David was born in Braddock and graduated from Wilkinsburg High School (1960), Harvard College, A.B. (1964), Harvard Law School, LL.B (1967). His faith informed his service to others throughout his life. For 12 years, he served as a Ruling Elder on the Session of Sewickley Presbyterian Church. At the time of his death he served on the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Board of Directors (since 2013); the Fund for the Advancement of Minorities through Education (FAME); the Holocaust Center Commission of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh; and the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh (Chair Emeritus). Previously he served as Chair of World Learning, Inc., the American Council on Germany and the Sewickley Library Board. Friends will be received from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, November 30, 2015, at the SEWICKLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 414 Grant Street, Sewickley. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at the Sewickley Presbyterian Church. Private interment will be in Sewickley Cemetery. Arrangements are made by COPELAND FUNERAL HOME, Sewickley. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Sewickley Presbyterian Church Mission to the Czech Republic, the Fund for the Advancement of Minorities through Education (FAME), and the Sewickley Public Library. Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb
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