Russ Murphy is a native of Dickinson. He graduated from Dickinson High School in 1990 and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis in 1995 with a B.S. in Mortuary Science. He was employed with Price-Murphy Funeral Home since November of 1995, and joined Stevenson Funeral Home in January 2007. Russ is married to Marci Enderud, a Watford City native, since 1998 and has three children; Declan who is seven, and twins Raghyn and Cullen who are three. He is a member of the Dickinson Elk s Lodge #1137 of which he is a Past Exalted Ruler, Roughrider Archers and currently is the Congregation President and Deacon of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dickinson. In his spare time, he enjoys being with his family, fishing, hunting, medium distance running, playing and teaching tennis.