Person:Gorm Larsen (1)

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Gorm Kristoffer Larsen
b.3 Jan 1922 Koege, Denmark
d.5 Nov 2008 Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Washington
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m. 23 Jun 1914
  1. Gorm Kristoffer Larsen1922 - 2008
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m. Bef 1950
  1. Christian Gorm Larsen1950 - 2012
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Name Gorm Kristoffer Larsen
Gender Male
Birth[1] 3 Jan 1922 Koege, Denmark
Marriage Bef 1950 to Karen Margrethe Nielsen
Death[1] 5 Nov 2008 Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Washington
Burial[4] 2008 Haven of Rest Cemetery, Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Washington
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About Gorm Larsen

Gorm Kristoffer Larsen was born 3 January 1922 in Koege, Denmark, a seaport located about 25 miles from Copenhagen. He was the son of Hans Valdemar Kristoffer Larsen (1889-1973) and Rigmor Eva Jakobine Peterson (b. 1885) of Denmark. After graduating from High School, Gorm joined the East Asiatic Company, hoping to enter a career in shipping, but his training was interrupted by World War II. Gorm served two years in the Danish military, the equivalent of the Marine Corps, and was captured by the Germans and spent four months imprisoned in a detention camp. He escaped from the Germans and joined the underground resistance movement.

After the war, he returned to his job with the East Asiatic Company, and continued his career in shipping. When his training was completed in 1946, he was transfered to San Francisco, where just two years later in 1948, he was promoted to Manager of the steamship department. East Asiatic started to import Danish Hams into the Los Angeles area, and Gorm decided to move the company's import-export headquarters to Los Angeles in 1956.

During his career with East Asiatic Company, Gorm Larsen was active in a local Southern California food-industry trade association, the Dairy/Deli/Bakery Council (DDBC), an organization that still exists today.
Ralph was first recognized by the Deli Council in June 1965, when he received its "Big Cheese" Award. Gorm is remembered by his friends and associates in the food industry as being a positive, friendly and professional presence at all of the events that he participated in.

Gorm Larsen passed away on 5 November 2008 in Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Washington. His family in 1965 consisted of his wife, Karen, and two children, Christian, age 14 and Marianne, age 10.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/10587364/person/1157376343/facts?_phsrc=Svq1&_phstart=successSource

  2.   Immigration and Naturalization Service. Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
    Name: Gorm Kristoffer Larsen
    Arrival Date: 23 Jan 1953
    Port of Arrival: Blaine, Washington, USA
    Residence Place: La Canada Cal
    Age: 31
    Birth Date: 3 Jan 1922
    Birth Place: Koge, Denmark
    Birth Country: Denmark
    Gender: Male
    Race/Nationality: Scandinavian
    Record Type: Cards

  3.   Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).

    U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    Name: Gorm Larsen
    Last Residence: 98335 Gig Harbor, Pierce, Washington
    BORN: 3 Jan 1922
    Died: 5 Nov 2008
    State (Year) SSN issued: California (Before 1951)

  4. ↑ Find A Grave.

    Gorm Kristoffer Larsen
    Birth: Jan. 3, 1922, Denmark
    Death: Nov. 5, 2008, Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Washington, USA

    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=LAR&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=50&GScntry=4&GSsr=1161&GRid=87757268&

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