Colonel (Retired) Thomas E. Gorski Sr., age 77, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2023 at Mother Theresa Home at Franciscan Village in Lemont, Illinois after a heroic battle with Parkinson's Disease.

Colonel Gorski was the son of Corporal Edmund and Alice Gorski, born October 27, 1945 in Chicago, longtime Lockport resident.  A graduate of St. Ignatius High School and Loyola University where he earned both an undergraduate and a graduate degree in business.
Tom served as an enlisted Soldier during the Vietnam War; and later as a Commissioned Officer in Operation Joint Endeavor (Bosnia) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) before he retired as a Colonel in 2005, receiving a Legion of Merit for his self-less Service.  Retired employee of the Internal Revenue Service.

Preceded in death by his beloved wife of 51 years, Susan; his parents, Edmund and Alice Gorski;

Survived by his loving children, Elizabeth (Karl) Gendeman, Thomas (Jill) Gorski, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Matthew (Karen) Gorski;  nine adored grandchildren and one great-grandson; siblings, Nancy (Jose) Arruda, Mark (late Debra) Gorski, Susan Taylor and Philip (Alicia) Gorski; many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to Alzheimer's Association appreciated ( DONATE ).

Funeral Tuesday May 9, 2023 at 9:45am at O'NEIL FUNERAL HOME 1105 E. 9th St., Lockport with Mass at 10:30am at St. Dennis Church in Lockport.  Visitation Monday May 8, 2023 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm at the funeral home.  Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.  For Info: (815) 838-5010 or www.oneilfuneralhome.com