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Alexander "Sandy" Murdock, 71 Sandy Murdock, of Prescott, died with his son and his beloved companion at his side on April 1, 2005 at Ottawa General Hospital. He was 71. He was born April 18, 1933 in a small house on Sophia Street in Prescott to Robert and Margaret Murdock (nee Service), formerly of Northern Ireland. He attended trade school in Toronto and lived in Prescott all of his life. Mr. Murdock was a highly-skilled plumber and steamfitter who began his career with Kingston Salmon. He later went to Phillips Cables in Brockville, where he worked for more than 20 years. He played hockey and pitched baseball in his youth. He will be remembered as an avid fisherman and pool player, a hard worker who was always willing to lend a hand, and a quiet man who was quick with a joke and a smile. He will be remembered anytime someone lights a pipe or a cigar or mumbles a sly remark behind twinkling blue eyes. He had a full life and he left many stories behind him. It is said you can judge a man by the friends he surrounds himself with. Sandy Murdock had good friends. In the words of Mark Twain, even the undertaker was sad at his funeral. He is survived by children Ryan Murdock (Tomoko) of Ottawa and Alison Murdock (Dean) of Brockville, companion Ruth Gillard of Prescott, brothers Jack (Sally) of Long Sault and Tom (Eunice) of Prescott and sister Annie (Earl) Cameron of Cardinal. He will be missed by Paul, Anne and Alex as well as many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and by a sister Nancy (Bern) Kirkby of Prescott. Friends called at the Marsden McLaughlin Funeral Home, Cardinal, where the funeral was held April 4 with the Rev. Geoffrey Howard officiating. Burial followed at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Maitland. The pallbearers were Barry Kirkby, Brian Kirkby, Paul Gillard, Brian Coughler, Gus Birnie and Jim Tobin. Richard M. Tobin delivered the eulogy. Memorial donations were directed to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre and to the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters.