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John O'Gorman Obituary



John Martin O'Gorman, III John Martin O'Gorman, III, age 57, of Austin, died Wednesday, November 9, 2005. He was born on May 24, 1948, in Buffalo, New York. John is survived by his wife, Christina; children, Colleen, John, IV and Kevin; father, John O'Gorman, Jr. of Grosse Pointe, Mich.; sisters, Melissa O'Gorman-Schwope, Amanda O'Gorman and Helen O'Gorman- Johnson all of Grosse Pointe, Mich.; brothers, Louis O'Gorman of Grosse Point, Mich., Mark O'Gorman of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Timothy O'Gorman of Rossmoor, Calif. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 11, 2005, with a Vigil Service beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home, 9700 Anderson Mill Road, Austin. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 12, 2005 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 10205 RR 620 North, Austin. The O'Gorman family would like to express their sincere appreciation to our friends at Healthtronics (John's employer), the ALS Association of San Antonio, St. Thomas More Catholic Church, our friends in the Mountain neighborhood and our Houston friends for their love and support for John and our family during our journey with ALS. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in John's memory to ALSA, 6800 Park Ten Blvd, Suite 220 N. San Antonio, Texas 78213. (1-800- ALS- HOPE) Please join us in honoring John by visiting our memorial at www.cookwalden.com. Through this site we invite you to share your thoughts and fond memories with our family.

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Published by Austin American-Statesman on Nov. 11, 2005.

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Mary Ramon

November 11, 2005

I got to meet John and his beautiful family through the unfortunate diagnosed of his disease. John will truly be an example for all of us who work within the ALS community. One of my favorite singer/songwriters, Joshua Kadison, states it beautifully in one of his songs . . . "When there are lines upon my face from a lifetime of smiles, when the time comes to embrace for one long last while, we can laugh about how time really flies. We won't say goodbye 'cause true love never dies. You'll always be beautiful in my eyes."

We should all be so fortunate to know someone like John!

Tommye & David Powell

November 11, 2005

We are so sorry for your loss and will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

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