John Murphy
John has always enjoyed volunteer work and it was the desire to find some involvement upon coming to Madison a few years ago that led him to the Knights of Columbus. About three years ago as a student at UW-Madison he attended Mass and it happened that Council 6568 was doing a recruiting drive. He was interested and he enjoyed becoming a part of the Council and taking part in meetings and activities. In his time with the Council he served as Community Director and recalls taking part in too many food stands to count as well as doing bingo on occasion at a nursing home. He also was associated with the Apostolate to the Handicapped with Father Tom Campion, and he spent a good deal of time collecting tickets and selling beverages at Badger games, something else the Council does for a fund raiser. While he couldn't think of too many other activities, he remembers that in the time he spent with the Knights he was always very busy. He recently received a Certificate of Appreciation from Council 6568 for his contribution to that Council.

Upon graduating with a Degree in Electrical Engineering he followed fellow Council 6568 member Jason Vandermause to Green Bay and began working at Proctor & Gamble about six months ago. Around that time he also transferred to Council 10243 at the urging of Jason, himself a recent transfer to our Council. In his short time with our Council, John has taken part in various activities including the Pancake/Porkie breakfast and a double shift at the Tootsie Roll Drive. He has also managed to make most of the meetings of the Council. In his time in Green Bay and at St. Bernard Parish he has also gotten involved in the Youth Group and is trying to organize some volunteer and outreach activities for the youth, including visiting people in nursing homes. At the moment, however, he is still trying to get to know all the names and faces.

Originally from Wausau, John has a brother and four sisters and gets home to visit every couple of weeks. A few weeks ago he also served at the ordination of a transitional deacon along with his brother. While in Wausau he also worked as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and has been recently wondering how he could have handled the ambulance runs in the middle of the night and then make it to classes in the morning. After attending UW-Marathon Center in Wausau he transferred to UW-Madison, "a good school and a nice city" to pursue his Engineering Degree. Since coming to Green Bay he has been working at 'P & G' and spends his days on electrical projects and maintenance on a paper machine. As he's still pretty new to the job he has been spending a lot of time in training and in getting to know his responsibilities. There's also the endless flow of paperwork that needs to be attended to. Though he keeps himself pretty busy, in his free time he enjoys walking and has recently taking up ballroom dancing--anything from waltz to cha-cha to polkas. He also notes that he's looking for a partner. We're very happy that he has decided to partner up with Council 10243 and we look forward to getting to know him better.

June 2000