Daryl E. Murphy, age 76, a resident of Irving, Texas, aviation and automotive writer, died at his home in Irving on January 3, 2012. Daryl was born in Sterling, Kansas on November 14, 1935 to Clyde E. and Alice M. Burke Murphy and was the grandson of early homesteaders, Ralph I. Murphy and Julia Elinor Burns Murphy. He graduated from Sterling High School in 1953 and attended Kansas State University, Emporia State University and Sterling College. He married Kathleen Minter in 1964 and had one daughter, Kelley Maureen Murphy who was born in 1966. Daryl was with Cessna Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas as Merchandising Manager before becoming the editor of General Aviation News, Southwest Correspondent for Aviation International News and was a contributor to Cessna Flyer, Piper Flyer, Airport Journal, Business Jet Flyer as well as being the author of seven auto and aviation books. Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 14, 2012 at St. Marks Episcopal Church, 6th and O’Connor, Irving, Texas. Interment will be at the Sterling, Kansas cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to the American Leukemia Society or Lyric Stage, Irving, TX.