Obituary of Edward William Gormley

Edward William Gormley, age 64, a resident of Fort Washington and died on March 28, 2013. He was the beloved and loving husband, of 40-years, to Barbara Kulesa Gormley. Born in the East Falls section of Philadelphia and raised in Warminster, PA, he was the son of the late Edward Gormley and the late Marian Kinsky Gormley. After graduating from William Tennant High School in 1967, Ed attended Bucks County Community College for two years and later studied business at Bloomsburg University. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1971. He later served on the Board of Directors for The Bloomsburg University School of Business. Soon after graduating from college, Ed began his career in banking when he was hired as a manager for Jenkintown-Abington Federal Savings and Loan Association. The bank later became Abington Bank and is now Susquehanna Bank. He remained with the bank for 37-years and retired as Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer, and Secretary. He was a member of the Society of Savings and Loan Mortgage Officers, serving as President in 1998. Ed served, for more than 15-years, on the Abington Township Economic Development Committee. In 1999, he went to Washington, DC and was presented with a Development Leadership Award for his dedication and work on the restoration of the Keswick area in Glenside, PA. He served on the Board of Directors of the Community Leaders Community Development Corporation. Ed enjoyed traveling, hiking and photography. In earlier years, he combined his interests and photographed and hiked through most of the National Parks in the United States. For the past 30-years, he especially loved traveling to and vacationing with his family on Captiva Island in Florida. Ed will be remembered as a cultured, charitable and well traveled man who loved his family and community and was loved by many. In addition to his wife, Ed is survived by his loving sons; Christopher Gormley of Studio City, CA and Jonathan Gormley of Glendale, CA and by his daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Aguiar-Diorio of North Hollywood, CA. Relatives and friends will be received on Monday, April1, 2013 from 5:30 -7:00 PM, Baron Rowland Funeral Home, 1059 Old York Road, Abington, where his Memorial Service will begin at 7:00 PM. Interment will be private. In lieu of lowers, memorial contributions, as a tribute and honor to Ed's late father, may be sent to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718 ( www.cancer.org)