Leon Gorman

Leon Arthur Gorman (December 20, 1934 – September 3, 2015) was an American businessman. He was the president and chairman of the board for the clothing and outdoor recreation equipment company L.L. Bean. An active philanthropist, Gorman became the wealthiest person living in the state of Maine.

Career Gorman was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, in 1934.

Personal Gorman was an active philanthropist, having made significant contributions in the public education sector. He was nominated trustee emeritus for Bowdoin College in 2002. In 2010, he was bestowed with the Bowdoin prize, an award given out every five years to the alumnus who has made the greatest contribution to the world.

Having had a reported net worth of $860 million, as of 2012, and again in 2014, he was the wealthiest person living in the state of Maine.

Gorman was an avid hiker and outdoorsmen. Gorman organized an annual camping trip with the companies' top executives, often hiking on rough terrain like the Presidential mountains.

Death Gorman died of cancer in Yarmouth, Maine, on September 3, 2015, aged 80. To honor his memory, L.L. Bean's flagship store closed for the first time since 1967. L.L.Bean announced a $125,000 donation to a new scholarship fund upon his death, representing more than two years of tuition at his alma mater, Bowdoin College.

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