build a facility for the Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center in Margate, spearheaded the recruitment of speakers for a lecture series at the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton College (now Stockton University) and, along with his wife Virginia, founded the Atlantic City Friends of Music to raise money to support music and arts programs in Atlantic City schools. On Oct. 21, 2021, Gormley received the Gregor Mendel Medal, the highest honor bestowed by his alma mater, St. Augustine Preparatory School, for his many innovative charitable contributions to his community. A video tribute to Gormley included appearances from former New Jersey Attorney General John Farmer, Jr., former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Chairman Kevin O’Toole, a former State Senate colleague. Post-political career In 2007, New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner appointed Gormley chairman of the Public Officers Salary Review Commission. Gormley is currently a partner in the law firm of DLA Piper. He resides in Margate City, New Jersey with his wife, Virginia. References External links Senator Gormley's Senate Website New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003 New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2005 (PDF) New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 (PDF) Living people 1946 births Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly County commissioners in New Jersey Republican Party New Jersey state senators People from Margate City, New Jersey St. Augustine Preparatory School alumni Notre Dame College of Arts and Letters alumni Villanova University alumni