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Tech. Sgt. Wayne Gorby, USAF-NJANG Retired Wayne Gorby, age 66, of Willingboro was called home by his Lord on April 11 at Samaritan Hospice in Mount Holly after a long battle due to complications of quadriplegia. Born May 4, 1941 in Pittsburgh, PA to Emma Jean (Gorby) Dorsey, Wayne graduated from Washington High School in Washington, PA and entered the United States Air Force that same year. He served proudly for eight years active duty during the Viet Nam conflict and fifteen and a half years with the New Jersey Air National Guard. He was a member of the American Legion Post 0516 in Willingboro. Wayne follows his longtime best friend and companion, Churchill, his beloved dog. He is survived by his loving wife of forty six years, Mary L. (Hopkins) Gorby of Willingboro, NJ; his mother and stepfather, Mr. & Mrs. Harry O. Dorsey of Washington, PA; his son, Guy A. Gorby of Forked River, NJ; daughter, Edna L. Gorby of New Cumberland, PA and daughter, Stephanie A. Gorby at home. Funeral services and interment will be private for family and close friends at the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Arneytown. In lieu of flowers, the family requests any donations to be directed to Mary Gorby to defer final expenses. Arrangement are under the direction of the Tilghman Funeral Home, 52 Main Street in New Egypt (www.tilghmanfh.com).