BOYS ON THE WATER: Story of the Murray Brothers

This book tells the story of Derek Murray and his family, starting just prior to the death of his father, and continuing through his teen years to early adulthood. Derek was born and lived in a relatively small coastal community. He was not yet five when his mother died in childbirth, and he started helping to care for his younger brother even before his father died. After his father’s death, he looked after Sean on his own, keeping the outside world fooled as to the circumstances in which they lived. For the first year, they lived on their Dad’s savings, and then Derek started earning money through some part time work. First, he delivered papers, with Sean’s help. Then he also started getting part time work at the community recreation center, and eventually he got summer employment at a camp, and finally, he graduated early from high school and got full time work at the recreation center, where he stayed for a few years before the two brothers worked their way through college.