William S. "Bill" Dorman Sr.

Dorman - William S. "Bill", Sr., passed away Monday, October 27, 2008. Born August 13, 1924 to the late Albert Xavier and Katherine Helena Dorman in Worcester, MA. A graduate from Classical High school in Worcester. He attended college at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) before being drafted into WWII in 1944. As a Radio Tech, he served our country in Japan, China, and Korea as part of the China-Burma-India Theater of the war. Upon receiving his honorable discharge in 1946, Bill returned to Worcester and finished his education, receiving a degree in Chemical Engineering from WPI in 1948. Soon after, he began working for GE in their ChemMet program until he enrolled in law school at Boston College. In 1951, Bill began working for the U.S. Patent Office. He transferred his credits to George Washington University, where he ultimately received his Juris Doctorate in 1953 and passed the DC bar exam. In 1953, he moved back to Worcester to practice patent law and was admitted to the Massachusetts bar. In 1954, he married Constance Butler of Rahway, NJ and to this union had 6 children. In 1956, he became an associate with a mid-size Patent law firm in DC. He moved the family to Alexandria, VA. In 1961, Bill moved to Tulsa and was admitted to the Oklahoma bar in 1962. Bill was admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as well as the Canadian Patent Office. He was a member of the Tulsa County Bar Association (Senior Award, Outstanding Attorney, 1967; Chairman, Economic Status Committee, 1968) and the Oklahoma Bar (Chairman, Patent Law Committee, 1971-1973, President Intellectual Property Law Section 1973) and was honored in 2000 for being one of the founding members of the Intellectual Property Division. He was inducted into their hall of fame. He was also admitted to the District of Columbia and Massachusetts bars. Until 2007, Bill practiced patent law full time in Tulsa. He was the Editor of "The Tulsa Lawyer" from 1968-69 and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa in 1976. He received an Award of Appreciation for outstanding Service from James M. Inhofe, U.S. House of Representatives in 1987. Over the years, Bill was actively involved with the Knights of Columbus and recently with the Elks Lodge. In 1981, Bill and Connie were divorced. In 1983, he married Kristi Llewellyn and were later divorced. Bill is preceded in death by: siblings, Jeanne, Paul, Peter, and Albert; son, Christopher. Survived by: children, Rosemary (Roger) Laker, Shelagh (Bobby) Esteb, William Jr. "Chip" (Bonnie) Dorman, John (Sherri) Dorman, and Anne (Buster) Malone; 10 grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and friends. Bill was loved and will be missed by all. Donations can be made in Bill's memory to Catholic Charities of Tulsa. Family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, October 30, Elks Lodge (53rd & Harvard). Funeral Mass, 10 a.m., Friday, October 31, Holy Family Cathedral. Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel, 585-1151, online tributes, www.fitzgeraldivychapel.com