BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mary Pat Elledge,
President
Mary Pat Elledge has served as president of the Murphy Veterans Tribute since its inception in January 2017. A native of Denison, Texas, she has been an award-winning licensed Texas realtor for 15 years, and previously taught business and English at Keller High School in Keller, Texas. Mary Pat’s husband, Dwayne
Mary Pat Elledge,
President
Mary Pat Elledge has served as president of the Murphy Veterans Tribute since its inception in January 2017. A native of Denison, Texas, she has been an award-winning licensed Texas realtor for 15 years, and previously taught business and English at Keller High School in Keller, Texas. Mary Pat’s husband, Dwayne Elledge, is a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, assigned to serve at Long Binh Post in 1969. They met while studying at the University of Texas in Denton.
After moving to Ohio, Kansas, North Carolina and Florida for Dwayne's career in Business Management and Accounting, Mary Pat and Dwayne settled in Murphy, Texas where Mary Pat studied for her real estate license in 2004. They have lived in Murphy, Texas for 17 years. Mary Pat is a board member of the Murphy Exchange Club, where she has been instrumental in holding food drives and coat drives for the community, supporting city events and volunteering at area schools. Dwayne is a former city councilmember.
As a result of Dwayne’s experience serving in Vietnam, both Dwayne and Mary Pat have a deep connection with all branches of the military and a shared desire to memorialize the sacrifices of the servicemen and women who served and continue to serve their country. As a result of involvement with the Murphy Historical Society, they became part of a small group who got together in 2017 to discuss the possibility of a permanent community tribute to Murphy’s veterans.
Mary Pat has since spent many hours working and volunteering to bring the Murphy Veterans Tribute (MVT) to life. She has high hopes that the hard work of the dedicated MVT volunteers will result in a beautiful, permanent, public tribute to veterans in Murphy.
Gwen Durrant,
Treasurer
Gwen Durrant serves the board of the Murphy Tribute Association as its Treasurer. She has worked in construction accounting for almost 20 years, handling all facets of job cost accounting on small to multi-million dollar projects. She is also the proud daughter of a Vietnam veteran.
Gwen and her family have called
Gwen Durrant,
Treasurer
Gwen Durrant serves the board of the Murphy Tribute Association as its Treasurer. She has worked in construction accounting for almost 20 years, handling all facets of job cost accounting on small to multi-million dollar projects. She is also the proud daughter of a Vietnam veteran.
Gwen and her family have called Murphy home for over 10 years. She has a passion for history and holds a Bachelor’s degree in museum studies, in addition to Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in archaeology. She has served on various boards and committees within the Murphy Historical Society, the Texas Archaeological Society, the North Texas Archaeological Society, and the Dallas Archaeological Society.
Debbie Brumit,
Secretary
Debbie Brumit brings extensive experience as a board member of several nonprofit organizations to her role as Secretary to the Murphy Tribute Association. She was Historian for the PTA at Miller Elementary school; Secretary and Vice President of the Murphy Historical Society; and Treasurer for the Plano East Senior
Debbie Brumit,
Secretary
Debbie Brumit brings extensive experience as a board member of several nonprofit organizations to her role as Secretary to the Murphy Tribute Association. She was Historian for the PTA at Miller Elementary school; Secretary and Vice President of the Murphy Historical Society; and Treasurer for the Plano East Senior High School Football Booster Club. Debbie is an Alum of Plano High School and the University of North Texas. She worked for Plano Independent School District in the technology department for 12 years. Debbie grew up in the Murphy area as did her husband and three children.