CONWAY — A driving force for community betterment will be stepping down from his 15-year post as executive director of the Kendall C. and Anna Ham Charitable Foundation, but that doesn’t mean he won’t continue to stay involved in local activities.
Robert J. “Bob” Murphy announced this week that he'll be retiring from his Ham post effective July 31, ending his 23-year association with the charitable organization, which he served as a board member for eight years prior to succeeding founding executive director and former local banker Frank J. Connolly in 2005.
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