Harold James Gorman

Captain Harold "Harry" J. Gorman has joined his family and friends in Heaven on July 10, 2007. Harold James Gorman was born on Oct. 3, 1924 in St. James, MO to Orville and Gertrude Gorman. He had one older sister, Aileen Wallach. All had passed before him. He is survived by his wife Freida, children Rick Jan Gorman, Brad Betsy Gorman, Linda Terry Streeter, 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Preceeded in death by son, Herbie Smith in 2004. Harold went by the name of "Harry" since the age of 9 yrs. old. His life in Uniform began in 1940 when he joined the C.C.C. In March 1942, he joined the Navy at the age of 17. He was trained as a submariner and saw action in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. He earned four battle stars for Gila, Licita, Anzio, Salermo and Palermo, Italy. In May 1944, his ship was torpedoed by a German Submarine. Out of a crew of 60, he and 12 crewmembers were the only survivors. Harry had a distinguished Military Career spanning from WWII to the Vietnam War, finally retiring in 1966. What makes Harry’s military career so unique is that he served in the Navy – WWII, Army- Korea, Air Force – Viet Nam. Harry continued to wear the Uniform by joining the Sheriff’s Dept. of La Plata County, Durango, CO in 1972. He loved working in Law Enforcement. He took every training course available and rose through the ranks to become Captain at the time of his retirement in 1986. He was considered a fingerprinting expert trained by the F.B.I. Harry’s final years of retirement were spent in Sun City, AZ. He took up the game of golf and enjoyed playing with the guys and his sons every chance he got. He traveled to every State in the U.S. and to 133 countries between his careers in the military and law enforcement and travels abroad with his beloved wife of 37 years, Frieda. Harry had a real "ZEST" for life and lived it to it’s fullest. He loved his Country and his Family, and we loved him. In his final day’s he often said,

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