Harry (Skip) Sorman Jr. passed away on October, 15, 2011, after a 3 year battle with cancer. He was born May 26, 1943, in Duluth to Harry and Helen Sorman, Sr. of Duluth. He graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1961 and attended UMD for 1 year and 1 quarter. He was with the ROTC while at UMD and served 6 years with the 477th Medical Group of the Army Reserves. Skip started dating his wife, Charlotte, in 1961 when she was 16 and he was 18 and they were married on July 1, 1966.

He worked for the Army Corp of Engineers and the US Steel Plant before being hired on the Duluth Police Dept in 1965. He retired from the Police Force in May of 1998 after 33 years. He worked in various departments while on the Force which included Patrol, Traffic, Juvenile, and Check Investigation. Skip was a member of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association and the Arrowhead Peace Officers as well as NRA, AARP, and Ducks Unlimited. He enjoyed the outdoors which included spending time at his cabin, hunting, fishing, golfing, and agate collecting. Skip enjoyed bowling, trap shooting, and being on the Duluth Police Pistol team where he won many trophies over the years.

He also liked traveling with his wife and friends, the friendship of his fishing group, his monthly breakfast group with fellow retired officers and his weekly trips to the Hammond Res­taurant to visit with friends. Skip loved Lake Superior and was very knowledgeable about all the boats and traveled on the lake and the cargoes they carried. He also liked feeding the wildlife in his backyard which included the chipmunks that would take peanuts right our of his hand and his shirt pocket.

He was preceded in death by his parents and stillborn daughter, Stacie. Skip is survived by his wife of 45 years, Charlotte, sister Nancy Poldoski (her friend Frank Olsen) of Duluth, cousin Marilyn Cone (Norm) of Vienna, VA and her son, sister-in-law; Jean Karapetsas (Jim) of Forrest Lake, Judy Frantzen of Cloquet, Cathy Campbell and Connie Dang of Duluth, and his much loved nieces, neph­ews, goddaughter and their families and his dear and special friends.

The family would like to thank his Oncologist, Dr. Bret Friday, all the special nurses in the Infusion Center, the staff at Solvay Hospice House for their wonderful care during his last days, Dr. Normand and Dr. Irons for their kindness and everyone for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time. Memorial services will be held at the Cremation Society of Minnesota on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at 2 p.m. with visitation one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the National Foundation for Cancer Research, Animal Allies of Duluth or memorial of your choice.