Thomas H. O'Gorman
June 21, 1940 ~ November 15, 2020
Age 80 of Scandia, formerly of White Bear Lake. Loving husband, father, grandpa, great-grandpa, and brother passed away on Sunday, November 15th, 2020 at home. Thomas was born on June 21st, 1940 to Thomas and Bernice (Houle) O'Gorman in White Bear Lake, MN.
Preceded in death by parents and sister Janice Fitzgerald. He will be deeply missed by his loving wife of 50 years, Patricia "Patty" (Connolly); children, Debbie Rasmusson (Rick), Michelle Scarbrough (Jeff), Denise Darnell, Tom O'Gorman (Carleen), Cassie O'Gorman-Bougie, John O'Gorman (Maria), Annie O'Gorman (Jim); 15 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; siblings, Paul O'Gorman, Kathleen O'Gorman, Laurel O'Gorman, Mary Gundy (Greg), May Chaplin (Steve), Frank O'Gorman (Mary), Ruth Danielzuk (Steve); many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Thomas was a kind and humble man with a dry sense of humor. His greatest joys were watching birds, admiring nature, and fishing. With the deck as his church, and the bench as his pew, he prayed most looking out on the lake with gratitude for all of God's blessings.
A celebration of Thomas' life 12 PM Saturday, June 19th with visitation beginning at 10 AM at Roberts Family Funeral Home, Forest Lake. The service will be livestreamed here: https://view.oneroomstreaming.com/authorise.php?k=1622770466118574
sorry for your loss
Hard to describe what this great man meant to me. He became somewhat of a surrogate dad to me after my own father passed. Tom was wonderful man and always seemed to have a “TWINKLE” in his eye. I trust the lord has prepared a special place in his Kingdom for him.. I love him and will always smile with great pride for knowing him. May his soul rest next to my father in heaven.
My most recent memory of Dear Thomas is when he asked me to come outside & peek around the house quickly to see an Oriole bird feeding. He said ” they don’t stay long because they’re shy birds “!!! Thomas loved the birds & they loved him! Thomas will be dearly missed, but always in my memories.
Love you and will miss you
I was so shocked and saddened to hear of this great man’s passing. I always felt so much love from him from the moment I met him and I will cherish all the memories I had as part of the O’Gorman Family. There really are no words for me to express how much he meant to me, as well as Patty and the entire family. May God bless him as the angels welcome him into Heaven. I send my heartfelt condolences to the entire O’Gorman Family. May you all find comfort in knowing how much he loved each of you and how much he was loved by so many family and friends. Love, Renee Lande
Miss you Grandpa O. Always thought there would be more time 😢. I will cherish the memories and time we did have. I will never forget sitting on your lap when I was a little girl and talking about birds,coins and everything else! You were a very special person in my life and many others.
With loving memories of Tom, we will miss you.
We will always remember your bright smile and kind heart. Love – Patrick, Maile, Keala, Clara & Ryan, Joanna, Luke, Alex
Gone but never forgotten. We love and miss you! Michelle, Jeff, Ryan, Caitlen and Cooper
Uncle Thomas’ smile, laugh and his hugs are what I remember most. I think if him so frequently and I am thankful for the memories that I have to brighten my days.
Im so sorry to hear of Thomas’s passing.May the Lord Bless his Soul and may he rest in peace. I have thought about Ruth, a dear childhood friend of mine so much over the years. Tonight i was thinking of her, so I tried a search for Thomas and Bernice, and my google search brought me here. I was sad to see of their passing and of Janice’s passing. I have many sweet memories of time spent at the O’Gorman home in Thief River! Ruth and I were close friends, like sisters!….we had so much fun together!! I remember like it was yesterday how heartbroken i was when they moved away. Im so thankful to God I found Thomas’s obituary. I believe he had a hand in this!😊 With love and prayers, Michelle(Micki) Gerardy Morrissey.❤❤❤ (320.808.8829)