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Jennifer Murphy Foreman, 60, of Blue Bell, PA passed away on June 23, 2024 after a 17 month courageous battle with a rare and aggressive T-Cell Leukemia (T-PLL). Jen was born in Brockton, Mass on 12/5/1963 to Nancy (nee Anderson) and Gerald F. Murphy. As a young girl, she was fortunate to travel the country with her family as Gerry’s corporate transfers kept them on the move. By the time Jen was nine she had lived in 5 states from Boston to Syracuse; Portland, OR, Louisville, KY and finally to Pittsburgh and Philly. Jen graduated from Virginia Tech in 1986 and was an accomplished and dedicated Staff Director at Verizon Wireless where she led several key initiatives in the blooming wireless industry including the conversion from Analog to Digital service and the introduction of Text Messaging to the Philly/NJ/DE market. She also supported field sales with ever changing new cell phone products and worked on various advertising and PR campaigns including sports sponsorships with the Eagles, Phillies and Flyers. After retiring from Verizon in 2001, when her daughter Kaitlin was born, Jen continued to support her local community. She was very active in the Stony Creek Elementary School PTO, spent many years volunteering for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of the Wissahickon Valley and later served as Vice President of her neighborhood’s HOA and a member of the Architectural Review Committee. She also spent 5 years as Editor for Blue Bell’s Finest, a local neighborhood magazine, where she worked with resident writers and photographers to bring engaging stories to our friends and neighbors. Jen is survived by her loving husband of 30 years, Rob; adored daughters Maddy and Kaitlin. The eldest of four children, she is also survived by her sister Alison Murphy Reyes (Robert) of West Newbury, MA; and brothers Todd Murphy (Monica) of Arvada, CO and Troy Murphy (Radha) of Mountain View, CA, along with her devoted stepmom, Gloria Hockenberry Murphy of Glen Mills, PA, and many in-laws, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, friends and colleagues. She is proceeded in death by her mother, Nancy Anderson Murphy (1986) and her father, Gerald F. Murphy (2020). Jen loved the outdoors and spent many hours with Rob and friends who loved to hike, bike and walk in our beautiful community and beyond. She was blessed to travel to many amazing places in the US, Caribbean, Mexico, Italy and Hawaii, and nature and exercise were always on the agenda. A service will be held on Monday, July 1, 2024, 11 am at Wayne Presbyterian Church, 125 E Lancaster Ave, Wayne, PA 19087. A burial and Celebration of Life reception to follow at Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge National Historical Park, 2000 Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 from approximately 1-3 pm. All are welcome to attend and share wonderful stories about Jen and how she touched our lives. In lieu of Flowers, contributions can be made to a GoFundMe page to support T-PLL/T-Cell research and patient care in Jen’s honor. https://www.gofundme.com/f/jenforeman-tpll.

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Jennifer Murphy Foreman

December 5, 1963 - June 23, 2024