▁ ▁Republican ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁General ▁Assembly ▁representing ▁the ▁state ' s ▁third ▁House ▁district , ▁including ▁constitu ents ▁in ▁Cra ven ▁and ▁Pam lic o ▁count ies , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁G orm an ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy , ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁with ▁service ▁during ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁and ▁retired ▁as ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander ▁after ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁of ▁service . ▁ ▁G orm an ▁operated ▁a ▁business ▁in ▁More head ▁City ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁Tr ent ▁Wood s , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁He ▁lost ▁a ▁primary ▁challenge ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁and ▁lost ▁another ▁primary ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁Tr ent ▁Wood s . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁PO E MS ▁synd rome ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁places ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Cra ven ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁More head ▁City , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Navy ▁personnel ▁Category : American ▁naval ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁al umn i ▁Category : Ne uro log ical ▁disease ▁death s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9