Obituary for Guinevere Murphy
Guinevere Eileen (Sinichko) Murphy was born to the late Christopher and Peggy Anne (Greene) Sinichko in Idaho Falls, Idaho on March 15, 1970. She was the oldest of two children and was a Navy Brat for 6 years before her father got an honorable discharge from the military and moved to Bakersfield, CA for the rest of her life. Guin attended Williams Elementary School where she excelled in her academic subjects and learned to play the clarinet at the suggestion of her teacher. Guin was able to join the school choir and play in the orchestra which she loved dearly. At graduation time, Guin was awarded the prestigious Dr. Juliet Thomer Award for Academic Excellence and being the "Model Student" among her peers. Guin and her sister, Felicia, were also involved in ballet classes during their elementary and junior high school years t9 keep themselves busy after their schoolwork was finished.
Guin also attended Compton Junior High School were she excelled in all her academic subjects again and was able to continue to play the clarinet and eventually joined the marching band where she eventually obtained the position of 1st chair in the clarinet section of the band which she was extremely proud of.
Guin next attended East Bakersfield High School where she excelled in her regular subjects including many business courses. She was also given the opportunity to take classes from Bakersfield College along with her high school classes concurrently to hopefully obtain her associates degree at the same time as her high school diploma. During this time, Guin was able to obtain a part-time job and earn her driver's license to help pay for her school expenses like going to formulas or the yearly school pictures without the financial help of her parents, which she was extremely proud of. She was given the opportunity to graduate mid-term which she took advantage of and with maintaining a status of being in the top 10% of her class, she earned a white stole to wear at graduation in June 1988 with her high school diploma having graduation date as January 1988.
Sometime after graduation, Guin gave birth to her first daughter, Mary Elisabeth (Jan 17, 1990) and a year later, Guin gave birth to her 2nd daughter, Natasha Julianne with parental assistance from her parents.
For the first 7 years of both of her daughter's lives she struggled at being the perfect parent. She had to request the assistance of other family members to help her out with taking care of her daughters, which she was not proud of, but they were willing to assist whenever needed.
In 1999, she met her future husband, William Murphy, at one of her job interviews. William and Guin started dating a month later and soon after, Guin introduced William to her daughters and her parents as well. Guin's dad, Chris, approved of William after several lunch meetings and William spending time with Guin & the girls at the home of Guin's parents and going to different places with William. Guin moved out of her parents' home in December 1999 and got married to William in October 2001.
In September 1999, Guin started working for Home Depot on Sillect Avenue as a 2nd job as a part-time switch board operator and was offered full-time status as a cashier in June 2000. Guin was able to stop working her 1st job in June 2001 when her job position was eliminated. Guin continued to work for Home Depot getting promoted to different positions until August 2009 when she found out that she had breast cancer and had to undergo chemotherapy for 6 months & was able to return to work for 6 more months and the breast cancer returned in September 2009. She underwent more chemo for another 6 months & then Guin was able to return to work. In February 2019, her cancer returned for a 4th time and she was forced to go on Leave of Absence for her job.
She is predeceased by her maternal & paternal grandparents, her father Christopher Sinichko, her brother-in-law, David Murphy, her mother & father-in-law, Helen & Harley Murphy. Guin is survived by her husband William; Daughters, Mary & Natasha; Mother, Peggy Sinichko; Sister, Felicia Chandler; Brothers-in-Law, Donald Murphy & James Chandler, & numerous nieces and nephews.
Guin also attended Compton Junior High School were she excelled in all her academic subjects again and was able to continue to play the clarinet and eventually joined the marching band where she eventually obtained the position of 1st chair in the clarinet section of the band which she was extremely proud of.
Guin next attended East Bakersfield High School where she excelled in her regular subjects including many business courses. She was also given the opportunity to take classes from Bakersfield College along with her high school classes concurrently to hopefully obtain her associates degree at the same time as her high school diploma. During this time, Guin was able to obtain a part-time job and earn her driver's license to help pay for her school expenses like going to formulas or the yearly school pictures without the financial help of her parents, which she was extremely proud of. She was given the opportunity to graduate mid-term which she took advantage of and with maintaining a status of being in the top 10% of her class, she earned a white stole to wear at graduation in June 1988 with her high school diploma having graduation date as January 1988.
Sometime after graduation, Guin gave birth to her first daughter, Mary Elisabeth (Jan 17, 1990) and a year later, Guin gave birth to her 2nd daughter, Natasha Julianne with parental assistance from her parents.
For the first 7 years of both of her daughter's lives she struggled at being the perfect parent. She had to request the assistance of other family members to help her out with taking care of her daughters, which she was not proud of, but they were willing to assist whenever needed.
In 1999, she met her future husband, William Murphy, at one of her job interviews. William and Guin started dating a month later and soon after, Guin introduced William to her daughters and her parents as well. Guin's dad, Chris, approved of William after several lunch meetings and William spending time with Guin & the girls at the home of Guin's parents and going to different places with William. Guin moved out of her parents' home in December 1999 and got married to William in October 2001.
In September 1999, Guin started working for Home Depot on Sillect Avenue as a 2nd job as a part-time switch board operator and was offered full-time status as a cashier in June 2000. Guin was able to stop working her 1st job in June 2001 when her job position was eliminated. Guin continued to work for Home Depot getting promoted to different positions until August 2009 when she found out that she had breast cancer and had to undergo chemotherapy for 6 months & was able to return to work for 6 more months and the breast cancer returned in September 2009. She underwent more chemo for another 6 months & then Guin was able to return to work. In February 2019, her cancer returned for a 4th time and she was forced to go on Leave of Absence for her job.
She is predeceased by her maternal & paternal grandparents, her father Christopher Sinichko, her brother-in-law, David Murphy, her mother & father-in-law, Helen & Harley Murphy. Guin is survived by her husband William; Daughters, Mary & Natasha; Mother, Peggy Sinichko; Sister, Felicia Chandler; Brothers-in-Law, Donald Murphy & James Chandler, & numerous nieces and nephews.