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Patrick Joseph Gorman

1953 - 2025

Patrick Joseph Gorman obituary, 1953-2025, Prairie Village, KS

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Patrick Gorman Obituary

Patrick Joseph Gorman

September 16, 1953 - July 16, 2025

Gresham, Oregon - Patrick Joseph Gorman, 71, of Gresham, Oregon passed away peacefully on July 16, 2025. He was born on September 16, 1953 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was raised in Prairie Village, Kansas and attended Cure of Ars Elementary School and Rockhurst High School. Pat earned a Bachelor of Science in Math from the University of Kansas in 1975, a Master of Economics and a Master of Mathematics from the University of Virginia in 1981. He enjoyed being a member of Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity while attending the University of Kansas.

Pat loved living in Oregon. He enjoyed taking long walks around the beautiful outdoors and letting his mind freely think and analyze everything. He had a gentle nature and was very kind and pleasant to every person he met. He used his analytical mind at work as an economist and systems analyst. He was a believer in Jesus Christ and was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church. He appreciated the simple things in life. He was loved and will be missed dearly.

Pat is survived by his dear friend Marsha Lang. He is also survived by his brothers Dennis Gorman and Richard Gorman, and sisters Terese Gorman, Cathy McDermott and Beth Gorman. He was preceded in death by his mother Mary Jo Gorman, his father Richard James Gorman and his sister Ann Marie Glotzbach.

Services and a celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Kansas City Star from Aug. 6 to Aug. 9, 2025.

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