HURLEY,HANORA KATHLEEN "KATE" NEÉ MURPHY, LLM The death of Hanora Kathleen "Kate" (Murphy) Hurley of Fredericton, NB occurred peacefully on December 30th 2006 at Pine grove Nursing Home, Woodstock Road, Fredericton, NB, following a long illness precipitated by a stroke. Born on February 9th, 1925 in Gainford, Co Durham, England, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Patrick and Nancy (Taylor) Murphy of County Cork, Ireland, and wife of Dr. Daniel Hurley of Veteran's Health Unit, Fredericton. Kate served in the British army (ATS) at the end of the second World War, received her LLB and LLM from London University and practiced law in London as a solicitor for several years. In 1960 she married another lawyer, Dan Hurley, immigrated to Canada and settled in Fredericton where she worked with social services and was active in community organizations, the university community and the Liberal party. A brilliant and original thinker, she read widely and expressed her sometimes unorthodox opinions with eloquent wit. She adored beauty in any form and spent hours in her garden, tending her spectacular peonies and irises and identifying bird species. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Daniel Hurley (Veterans' Health Unit, Fredericton); son, Daniel and daughter-in-law, Annika of Whitehorse; daughter, Clarissa of Toronto; sister, Antoinette (Toni) Neville; and brother, Mick Murphy of Gainford, England; brother, Dr. Patrick Murphy (Peggy) of Arizona; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by her parents, first baby daughter and her brother, William J.G. Murphy of Andover, England. Kate's family extends sincere thanks to the staff, nurses and caregivers at Pine Grove Nursing Home. Visitation will be held at McAdam's Select Community Funeral Home on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007 from 7 to 9 pm and Thursday, January 4th, 2007 from 2 to 4 pm. Funeral Mass will be held from St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Church on Friday, January 5th, 2007 at 12:00 noon with Rev. Gerald White as Celebrant. Interment will be in the Hermitage Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the NB Heart and Stroke Foundation or to Pine Grove Nursing Home. www.mcadamsfh.com (458-9170) Print | Published in the Daily Gleaner on 02 January 2007