Judge Michael Murray was a fair man who was a good father, a devoted husband, and an apolitical, independent-minded judge who seldom brought his work home with him, two of his sons said Tuesday.

Murray, 79, of Orland Park, and formerly a longtime resident of Chicago’s Beverly community, died Saturday, August 23, two weeks after he had a heart attack.

A native of Beverly, he grew up with five brothers in a home on Longwood Drive near Ridge Park. He and a younger brother hoisted an American flag every day on the corner during World War II, son Dave Murray said.

Judge Murray had a long career in law in private practice, as an attorney for Chicago Public Schools, and as a judge.

From 1987 to 2007, he served as an associate judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Based at the Bridgeview courthouse, he also heard a wide variety of cases in courthouses around the county, son Matt Murray said.

Read the full obituary in the SouthtownStar.