05/05/2009 12:00:00 AMObituaryMikeHoustonMurphy'55AlumniobituaryAlumni Mike Houston Murphy (’55), McKinney. After graduating, he served in the Marine Corps for three years. He worked for Tenneco Oil Co. as a petroleum landman, and then moved to Dallas where he worked for several oil and gas companies before retiring. He was married to the late Connie Kraft Murphy (’54).