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Eugene Gormley Obituary

EUGENE JOSEPH GORMLEY, DDS, died at age 93 on June 14, 2010. He was a resident of Greenwich for 16 years and previously lived in New Rochelle and Larchmont, N.Y. Born on June 9, 1917 in New York City, he was the son of Bridget and James Gormley. He graduated from All Hallows High School, Manhattan College, and Columbia School of Dental and Oral Surgery before serving as a U.S. Navy dentist in World War II at the Sampson Naval Training Base and on the U.S. General Brooke Naval Transport Ship. After retiring as a Lieutenant Commander, he practiced dentistry for 50 years in New Rochelle. Married to his loving wife, Mary Niewenhous for 61 years, he is survived by his children, Mary L. Warren, Fr. Eugene Gormley, LC, Anne (Steven) Daly, Fr. Stephen Gormley, LC, Greg (Lynda) Gormley, Kate (Gary) Gutekunst, Philip (Nuria) Gormley, Lorraine Lunapiena (Michael, deceased) and son-in-law, William Collier; as well as 16 grandchildren. He was predeceased by daughter, Claire Collier, and siblings, Daniel, James, Vincent, Marie, Kathleen, Ann, and Dorothy. Dr. Gormley was a member of the American Dental Society, Knights of Columbus, the Retired Men's Association of Greenwich, was a volunteer at Greenwich Hospital and member of Westchester Country Club. The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday (Today) in the Leo Gallagher & Sons Funeral Home, 2900 Summer St., Stamford and a Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary Church, Greenwich. Burial will follow at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to ALS/CT, In Memory of Claire Gormley Collier, 4 Oxford Rd., Unit D4, Milford, CT 06460 or to the ALS Therapy Dev. Institute 215 First St., 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142.

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Published by GreenwichTime on Jun. 16, 2010.

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Carrie Niewenhous

June 28, 2010

my favorite dentist, my favorite uncle; God bless Gene, aunt Mary and all the cousins.
Carrie Niewenhous

Katie Moran

June 18, 2010

Mary Lou,
A priest once told me death is but walking through the door to eternal life. You and your family have my deepest condolences on the death of your father. From what I have read in his obituaries he was a wonderful husband and father. God blessed him with a long life with his family and friends.
'Eternal memory, eternal memory, blessed repose and eternal memory.'
Katie Moran

Kevin McFadden

June 16, 2010

My Deepest sympathy to the Gormley Family on your loss, Dr Gormley was a True gentleman. I never saw him without a smile,always upbeat and happy. As a member of the Knights of Columbus ,we were very blessed to have him as our Brother Knight, Rest in Peace.

william horton

June 16, 2010

Dear Mary We pray that you will be surrounded by the LOVE of our compassionate LORD. May you be comforted by the love and support of family and friends. Doris & Bill Horton

June 16, 2010

To the Gormley Family,

My heart goes out to all of you and you are in my every thought and prayer.

Love always,
Denise Campion

June 16, 2010

Dearest Family,

With deepest sympathy and love, my prayers go out to all of you. Although I never met Dr. Gormley, I knew him just from the stories Mary Lou told from time to time...as an endearing father and loving husband. May God welcome him Home in all glory.

Iryna Woloshyn
Friend at Seton

June 16, 2010

My heartfelt sympathy and prayers go out to the extended Gormley Clan. I can recall and will always appreciate Doc Gormely's engaging personality and sense of fair play/sportsmanship from my very early summers at Davenport. I will also never forget my father saying to me (year's ago) that Gene was one of his 'best' friends, i.e., one of those who could be counted on one hand; for me this was a testimony of his character and warmth as a truly decent human being. Bobby Reddington (Luxembourg)

Nancy and Jacob Wolf-Rosengarten

June 16, 2010

Dear Mary and Gormley Family.

Please know that you are in our prayers at this difficult time.

We will deeply miss Mr. Gormley, his ever present smile, gentle voice and his acts of kindness. Whenever we saw him, he had a broad smile on his face and asked after our children and family.

May G-d bring you comfort, consolation and look after both Mr. Gormley and your entire family.

Nancy Wolf and Jacob Rosengarten

June 16, 2010

We are so saddened by the news. Dr. Gormely (he will always br Dr. to us) was a great friend to our parents, a great dentist to us, and just a great person. I remember him always smiling. Our family matched yours almost child for child. There are so many fond memories, we will all miss him and we will keep "Dr. Gormley" and you in our hearts and prayers. With much love, Cora Koch ( Haworth, NJ)

Fr Oscar J Capilla LC

June 16, 2010

Dear Gormley Family,
Know that all the priests and seminarians here in Cheshire are keeping all of you in prayer during this sorrowful time. May the Good Lord continue watching over you always. I'm sure Eugene got a red carpet reception: loving husband, dad of two priests and a loving father to his wonderful family.

fjohn reinke (mc1968)

June 16, 2010

The Manhattan College alumni community shares the grief, and is now praying for our fellow alumni and the family at this time. The Alumni Office has been informed. As well as the Jasper Jottings community that I personally can reach. We are all a little poorer now. "No man is an island, entire of itself ... any man's death diminishes me". We are sorry for your loss.

MIKI HILL

June 16, 2010

WE KNOW ONLY THREE OF THE GORMLEY CHILDREN ... IF THIS IS ANY INDICATION, DR. GORMLEY WAS A MAN OF GREAT INTEGRITY AND STRENGTH. CLEARLY THIS MAN KNEW, LOVED AND SERVED GOD ALL THE DAYS OF HIS LIFE. MAY HE REST IN PEACE. WELL DONE THY GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.

PLEASE ACCEPT OUR PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES. YOU HAVE 93 YEARS OF LOVE AND MEMORIES AND GOOD TIMES... SOMETIMES THIS PARTING CAN BE EVEN HARDER BECAUSE THE OLDER GIANTS IN OUR LIVES BECOME MORE FULL OF LIFE THE LONGER THEY LIVE!

TIM AND MIKI HILL AND FAMILY

Bunny Niewenhous

June 15, 2010

Hello Aunt Mary and the whole family! My heart goes out to you at this time. Uncle Gene was so loved by so many family and friends. He was the life of the party!! I'm sure Claire was there waiting for him with big smiles!! Many blessings to all. Love, Bunny

Ginny Kiernan Dahlberg

June 15, 2010

What a loss to his family, I know. I have so many memories, and send my prayers for your peace in the arms of God, as your Dad lives that forever more.
Ginny Kiernan Dahlberg

June 15, 2010

To the Gormley Family,
An Irish Prayer
May God give you..for every storm a rainbow For every tear a smile
For every care a promise and a blessing for each trail For every problem life sends a faithful friend to share for every sigh a sweet song and a answer for each prayer. We are going to miss him. Paul Gutekunst and Family

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