Alva Royce "Al" Murdock, 96, passed away on May 29, 2021. Following high school, Al attended Graceland College for two years and completed his degree at Northwest Missouri State Teachers College in Maryville, Missouri. His first job was being a shop teacher and principal in Blockton, Iowa. He then started working for Horace Mann Insurance in Des Moines, Iowa and moved with the company to Springfield, Illinois. Later he went to Arizona to become the company's state manager. He worked for ten years as Coordinator of Registration at ASU.

Al was married to Lois Jean Carpenter and they were blessed with two children. After Lois Jean's death, Al married Carol Sue Graeff. He adopted her daughter and they were blessed with three sons. At age 78, Al married Mildred Reed.

Preceding Al in death were his first wife, Lois Jean Carpenter Murdock, a son, a brother and a sister. Survivors include his wife, Mildred Reed, five children, numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren, two sisters, nieces and nephews and other relatives. At Al's request, no funeral service is planned and burial will take place in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Iowa at a later date. (Source: ASU Foundation)