Craig R. Gorham, 48, of Roscoe, died at 2:20 P.M. Monday, August 4, 2008, in Swedish American Hospital following a lengthy, courageous battle with cancer. Craig was born in Belvidere on January 23, 1960, the son of Walter F. and Audrey M. Anderson Gorham. Growing up in Belvidere, he was a 1978 graduate of Belvidere High School and on February 21, 1981, Craig married Barbara G. Schulze in Rockford. He received his associate degree from Rock Valley College and his certificate for prosthetics from Northwestern University, Chicago. A certified prosthetist, he was employed over 25 years by Northern Prosthetics and Orthopedics Co. Craig held memberships in American Orthopedic and Prosthetic Association, the American Board for Certification, and was a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists. He was also a longtime member of the Oldsmobile Club of America and the Illinois Valley Oldsmobile Club.Survivors include his wife, Barbara; daughters Regina B., of Chicago, and Kirsten M. and Monika L. of Roscoe; his father, Walter of Belvidere; sister Janice (Mike) Ziebka of Charleston, IL; brothers Jason (Michelle) Gorham of Rockford, and Donald (Liz) Gorham of Rockton; his in-laws, Herbert and Tilli Schulze, Belvidere, and Erich and Pam Schulze, Rockford; and two nephews and four nieces. He was preceded in death by his mother, Audrey, in 1989.

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