TITLE: Albert "Al" Gorman, Obituary, Jan. 12, 2001 SUBMITTERS: Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com 111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Jan 17, 2001 ) FORMATTED: by CParziale, 2001 ***************************************************************************** Albert Gorman DOVER - Albert "Al" Gorman, 74, of Winston Avenue, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001, at his home, surrounded by his family. He bravely fought cancer for over two years. Born in Sanford, Maine, on Jan. 3, 1927, he was the son of Michael and Mathilda (Tanguay) Gorman. He was a veteran of 20 years in the United States Army. He served in Germany after World War II and received the German Occupation Medal. While in Korea, he received the Korean Service Medal with three battle stars. In Vietnam, he received the Vietnam Service Medal with three campaign stars, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Presidential Unit Commendation Citation and the Bronze Star. He retired in 1970. In 1979, he graduated from Nathaniel Hawthorn College in Antrim, with a bachelor of arts degree. After retiring, he worked at Simplex in North Berwick, and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as a woodworker in the supply department. After retiring from the Navy yard, he worked at the New Hampshire State Liquor Store at the traffic circle in Portsmouth. He was a communicant of St. Charles Church in Dover. He was an avid reader, and loved to bowl. He bowled in many leagues in Newmarket and Dover. A great source of pride for him was his family. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Jo-Ann (Vir) Gorman; three daughters, Kathleen and her husband, Paul Bennett, of Brentwood, N.H.; Karen and her husband, Brian Stewart, of Rochester, N.H.; and Dr. Kimberly and her husband, Dr. Paul Coolidge, of St. Louis, Mo.; two granddaughters, Ciara and Tianna Stewart, whom he loved very much; a brother, James Gorman and his wife, Virginia, of Somersworth, N.H.; two sisters, Gladys and her husband, John Touchette, of Sanford, Maine; and Gertrude Tumblin of Lebanon, Maine; and several nieces and nephews. He loved his cats, Sabrina, Kippi and Kobie, who will miss him very much. He will be sadly and lovingly remembered and missed by his family. GORMAN - Albert "Al" Gorman, 74, of Winston Avenue, Dover, died Jan. 12, 2001. Relatives and friends may call on Wednesday, Jan. 17, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wiggin-Purdy-McCooey-Dion Funeral Home, 655 Central Ave., Dover. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m. in St. Charles Church, Central Avenue, Dover. Full military honors will be accorded at the church. Burial will be at a later date in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford, Maine. **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.