We lost one of the "Good Ones"

[Karl F]

Bill lurked here, and was a friend to all fisherman... gonna miss him.

William J. Gorham Jr., 49
Worked at Mid-Cape Home Center; in merchant marine
SANDWICH - William Joseph Gorham Jr., 49, died Monday at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis.
He was the husband of Evelyn G. "Ava" Gorham.
Mr. Gorham was born in Boston and raised in Braintree, graduating from Braintree High School in 1973. After graduating from Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 1978, he served in the merchant marine until 1986. He moved to Cape Cod in the late 1970s and worked in quality control management at Mid-Cape Home Center.
He was a past member and served on the board of directors of Massachusetts Beach Buggy Association and Cape Cod Ski Club. He was a founder of Outcast Surf Club and enjoyed fishing, camping, cars, skiing and sailing.
Besides his wife, survivors include two daughters, Colleen A. Gorham of Sandwich and Shannon L. Gorham of West Yarmouth; a brother, Paul L. Gorham of Weymouth; and two sisters, Mary Gorham Franco of New Canaan, Conn., and Ann I. Powers of Sandwich.
A funeral will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 324 Quaker Meetinghouse Road, East Sandwich. Burial will be at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to Bill Gorham Memorial Fund, c/o Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, Attn: Nancy Gardner, 514 Station Ave., South Yarmouth, MA 02664. The fund will benefit the education of his children.