Family
Gorman was married in 1910 to Mary Westwick, sister of Rat Westwick, one of the Silver Seven. They had three children, Betty, Frank and Joseph (Joe). While Gorman was with the Montreal Canadiens, Joe was his assistant. After Gorman returned to Ottawa, T.P., Frank and Joe worked together to operate the Ottawa Auditorium and Connaught Park. After Gorman's death in 1961, Frank and Joe continued to operate the Auditorium until its demolition in 1967 and Connaught until 1984 when Frank died. The track was sold to Joe in 1986 who operated it on his own. Betty married Allan Hern, son of goalkeeper Riley Hern of the Montreal Wanderers.
Betty, Elizabeth Hern-Gorman and Al Hern had four children, the eldest being "Riley" Hern named in honour of his namesake William, Milton "Riley" Hern, the Goalkeeper who "Riled" the opposition with his constant "nattering". Riley lives on Vancouver Island with his wife Adele,(Trottier), his sons Matt and Sean and five grandchildren. At age 70 (2010), Riley remains force to be reconded with on the tennis courts. Diana (Zimber) lives in Burlington, Ontario,a retired teacher but she continues to be active in the GTA "Horse Scene" as an active rider and operator of Shadow Productions, (www.shadowproductions.ca). T.P. (Thomas Peter) Hern has recently returned to Montreal, Canada from Salt Spring Island, BC, come out of retirement and is Producing Music-Film Hybrids as IQ Productions, (CANADA'S IQ de CANADA), with his four partners in Old Montreal, the birthplace of his father Al, and final resting place for A.M. "Riley" Hern. At 63 Peter, "ROWDY" Hern (YATES), is both an active businessman and recording artist. He is an avid cyclist, does not own car and can be seen at all hours of the day or night tearing around the Streets Of Old Montreal on one of the many bicycles in his extensive collection. In honour of his Paternal Grandad he frequently "Riles" automobile drivers stuck in Montreal's famous traffic and is working with the Molson family, (Geoff and Eric), to revive the Montreal English/Irish Music / Entertainment Scene. Tim (Timothy Patrick) Hern lives and works in Ottawa, Ontario with his family of three and is developing "INFO RADIO". He is an active writer and leisure activity promoter for the Ottawa Valley.
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