Gorman, Kenneth P.

Kenneth P. Gorman, of White Horse Beach, died Friday afternoon, July 4, 2014, at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth after a lengthy illness. He was 93.

Born, raised and educated in Watertown, he was the son of the late William and Jessie (MacAuley) Gorman. Mr. Gorman had resided in Brockton, Randolph, Avon and Stoughton and enjoyed spending time at White Island Pond, Plymouth.

In 1951 he went to work for General Electric of Lynn as a contractor where he was contracted to design a coil winding machine, and he went on to start his own business, Gorman Machine Corp. He opened his first major manufacturing facility in Randolph in 1953 and then moved to California in the late 60s. He later returned to Massachusetts and set up his operations in Brockton, where it has remained ever since.

Mr. Gorman readily admits that he was in the right place at the right time as so many opportunities in life come to us, but he capitalized on that chance and celebrated over 62 years in business, continuing working well after retirement age until his health prevented him from coming to work at the age of 92.

A veteran of WWII, he served with the Coast Guard as a Radioman 3rd Class and received the American Theatre Ribbon, the WWII Victory Ribbon, and the European-African Campaign Medal with Engagement Star.

A member of various civic, trade, community and professional organizations in the Brockton area, he was a lifelong swimmer, marksman, and licensed pilot.

Mr. Gorman is survived by his daughters, Diane Sanford and her husband, Frederic, of White Horse Beach and Michele Gorman of Florida, and his sons, Daniel Gorman of Plymouth, William Gorman of Hawaii, and Robert Gorman and his wife, Helenmarie, of Florida. He is also survived by his four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, his former spouses, Virginia (Daniels) Kindem of Avon and Liselotte (Kuehl) Bader of Florida, and his many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

Mr. Gorman was predeceased by his sisters, Marjorie Snider and Lorraine Taylor.

Funeral services in celebration of Ken’s life were held at the Roache-Pushard Family Funeral Home, 210 Sherman Street in Canton. Interment with military honors followed at the Canton Corner Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may be made in his memory to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, 251 Post St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94108 or www.glaucoma.org.

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