John Tormey

John L. Tormey 92 of Akron died December 15 2005 at his home. John was born on April 10 1913 in Madison Wisconsin. He was a graduate of Madison Central High School and attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He served as a Second Lieutenant in the 5th Army Signal Corps during WII in North Africa and Italy. He married Nellie in 1946 and they moved to Akron in 1950. John joined Roadway Express that year and twenty-eight years later he retired as Chairman and CEO. During those years John found time to: guide a major corporation help his wife Nell raise three sons build and maintain a reputation of the highest ethical fiber and also make major contributions to the greater Akron/Cleveland community. In Akron he served as Chairman - Akron Metropolitan Park Board; Trustee - Akron City Hospital Akron Community Foundation Akron Community Hall (Civic Theater) Akron YMCA Akron ZOO Stan Hywet Hall The Summit County Historical Society the GAR Foundation and Bluecoats Inc. In Cleveland John served as Trustee - National Council on Educational Research National History Day Western Reserve Historical Society and The Cleveland Museum of Natural History. John also served as a Trustee of Hillsdale College Hillsdale Michigan. John was preceded in death by his parents John and Margaret; son John Edward Tormey; sisters Margaret Jackson Elizabeth Howley Mary Connor and Jean Tormey; brothers-in-law Harold Howley Robert Connor and David Sommer. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Nellie; sons Thomas A. (Anne) Tormey of Chargin Falls Ohio James N. Tormey of Akron Ohio and sister Catherine T. Sommer of Middleton Wisconsin. Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday December 20 2005 11:00 AM at St. Sebastian Catholic Church 476 Mull Ave Akron Ohio. Procession will form at the church. Interment in the Holy Cross Cemetery 100 E. Waterloo Road Akron Ohio. Friends may call at the Hummel Funeral Home 500 East Exchange Street Akron Ohio on Monday December 19 2005 from 2:00-5:00 PM. Memorial donations may be made to St. Sebastian Parish Foundation 476 Mull Ave Akron Ohio 44320.