A resolution in honor of Leon A. Gorman was scheduled to be read by Melanie Sachs, chairwoman of the Freeport Town Council, during Tuesday night’s council meeting.

“I will be reading it, and I’m absolutely honored to do so,” Sachs said Monday.

Gorman, grandson of L.L. Bean founder Leon Leonwood Bean, died on Sept. 3 at his Yarmouth home at the age of 80. He is credited with the great growth L.L. Bean experienced during the last three decades of the 1900s.

More than 500 people attended a memorial service Sunday for Gorman at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center.

The resolution reads:

WHEREAS, the passing of distinguished Maine resident and local business and a memorial civic leader Leon A. Gorman, has brought deep sorrow and loss to his family and to the countless individuals whose lives he has touched throughout the Freeport community; and

WHEREAS, Leon A. Gorman was a graduate of Bowdoin College, and a veteran of the United States Navy; and

WHEREAS, he began employment with L.L. Bean Inc. in 1961, and was appointed President of the company upon the passing of his grandfather Leon Leonwood Bean in 1967; and

WHEREAS, under his leadership, corporate growth during the 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s transformed both L.L. Bean Inc. and the Freeport community into retail leaders both in the State of Maine and nationwide; and

WHEREAS, he continued to serve as Chairman of the Board from 2001-2013, and Chairman Emeritus of the Board from 2013 until his passing, during which time he continued to provide corporate leadership and inspiration; and

WHEREAS, his spirit of philanthropic leadership resulted in the support of many regional and national organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Student Conservation Association, the Boy Scouts of America, Bowdoin College, the United Way, the Maine Community College System, and numerous others; and

WHEREAS, through this same spirit of philanthropic leadership, the Freeport community benefitted greatly through his support of the Casco Bay YMCA, Freeport Community Services, local schools, and the Town of Freeport, where he is memorialized by a public park that bears his name, and;

WHEREAS, his memory will be cherished by his family, employees, and countless residents throughout not only Freeport, but the entire State of Maine; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town of Freeport, through its Town Council, expresses its deepest sympathy at the passing of Leon A. Gorman, and by this resolution memorializes him for his notable record of personal, professional, and civic achievement, as well as the love and devotion he gave his family, friends, and employees.

Leon Gorman