The Reverend John J. Gorman, who served as a priest in the Dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre for almost 60 years died of natural causes on April 30, 2004. He was 84 years old.

John J. Gorman was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on Feb. 19, 1920 to the late Charles and Marguerite Gabrini Gorman. He attended parochial elementary school at Holy Innocents Church. He continued his studies at Brooklyn Preparatory School and earned a bachelor's degree in English at St. Peter's College in Jersey City. He studied for the priesthood at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington. He was ordained a priest on April 3, 1945 at St. James Pro-Cathedral in Brooklyn.

In 1990 Father Gorman became the 10th pastor of St. Aloysius in Great Neck. During his two years there he welcomed the Korean community to the church. The need for an active priest to minister to the community did not leave enough room for Father Gorman to live at that rectory after retirement, so he moved back to St. Joseph's in Babylon in 1992.

Father Gorman is survived by his sister, Rita Connelly of Sea Island, GA; sister-in-law, Eleanor Gorman; and brother-in-law, John Tokarz. A wake for Father Gorman was held in Nolan Hall at the Church of St. Joseph on May 2. A Funeral Mass was held at the church on May 4. Burial Holy Rood Cemetery.

Etta Wise, 87, of New York, died May 2, 2004. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irving Wise. Survivors include two daughters, Jane Shear, of Binghamton, NY,and Alice Marshall, of Richmond, VA; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and one on the way; one sister; and many wonderful friends and relatives. Mrs. Wise was a long time member of the Great Neck Choral Society. She was also an avid bridge and Scrabble player. She loved her family, music, and laughter. Her credo was, "Never make a left if you can make three rights''. She will be greatly missed. Funeral services private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Gaucher Foundation, 5410 Edison Ln., Suite 260, Rockville, MD 20852-3130.

Liza Renée Markus (nee Jarolem), of Chicago, IL, who worked for over 10 years against housing discrimination and assisted people to end their need for housing subsidies, died at age 33 after a two-year fight against metastatic breast cancer. Lisa worked and volunteered for over 10 years as a fair housing advocate to fight discrimination in the housing industry in Illinois and Wisconsin. Since 1999, Liza worked at CHAC, Inc., where, most recently, as the family self-sufficiency team leader she assisted families to become self-sufficient and reduce their reliance on housing subsidies.

Born in Manhasset, she attended John L. Miller Great Neck North High School where she graduated in 1988. Liza then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she received her BA in political science and African American Studies in 1992 and a master's degree in African American Studies in 1995.

After meeting in 1992, Liza married Joshua R. Markus of Chicago in 1998. Liza and Joshua moved to Chicago from Madison in 1998 after Joshua's graduation from law school.

A devoted wife, daughter, sister and friend, Liza loved spending time with her family and friends, movies, good food, playing with her puppy Sadie and watching University of Wisconsin football. She was known for her quick wit, honest comments, integrity, spark and drive.

Loving wife of Joshua R. Markus of Chicago. Loving daughter of Max and Susan Jarolem of Great Neck. Loving sister of Ilene Jarolem of Great Neck and the late Jessica Jarolem. Daughter-in-law of Bruce and Barbara Markus of Highland Park, IL. Sister-in-law of Adam and Akiko Markus of Tokyo, Japan.

Funeral service at Riverside-Nassau North Chapels, Great Neck. Memorial service to be held on May 16 at Anshe Ernet Synagogue, 3760 N. Pine Grove Ave., Chicago, at 5 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, in the memory of Liza Renée Markus.