Obituary of Thomas Bernard Gorman
GORMAN, Thomas Bernard (Bernie), CD – Age 75, passed peacefully at KGH on April 9th, 2019 surrounded by his family. He will be dearly missed by his wife, Linda and five children, Tom (Karen), Juanita, Alex (Laura) and Diahann (Josh), step-daughter Kelly, his twelve grandchildren Jonathan, Adam (Kaitlyn), Adrianna, Emily, Jordan, Jack, Nathan, Trevor, Ryan, Connor, Ella and Madison. Predeceased by his father, Thomas, mother Louise, brothers Ron and Danny and sister Helen.
Born and raised in Newfoundland, he joined the Canadian Armed Forces Black Watch Royal Highlands Regiment at the age of 18, as an infantryman. He served four tours overseas and deployed to Cypress, Egypt on a six-month UN peacekeeping mission. He later remustered to Supply Tech and served in CFB Gagetown, CFB Baden-Soellingen, CFB Borden, CFB Trenton and CFB Ottawa, finally retiring from the Princess of Wales Own Regiment in Kingston as a reservist after 32 years of service to his country. One of his most memorable moments was meeting HRH Diana, Princess of Wales.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to one of the following charities: the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (https://cpff.ca/), the Canadian Cancer Society (http://cancer.ca) or the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (https://www.uhkf.ca/Home) or charity of your choice. Online condolences may be left at jamesreidfuneralhome.com
The family would like to thank the staff at Kingston General Hospital for their care and compassion during his final few months.
“Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. And having both is a blessing.” Bernie was truly blessed.
