Barbara "Bunny" Gorman Cody passed away peacefully in the presence of loved ones on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at her residence in Kensington, MD.

Barbara was born in Princeton, New Jersey, the second daughter of John and Elizabeth Gorman. Barbara's sister Patricia Ewers (nee Gorman) lives with her family in Spokane, WA. During WWII, the Gorman family moved around the country, but after the war, they happily settled down back in Princeton, NJ. Barbara made her best friends there, in particular, her life long friend Jennifer Stace. Barbara attended Princeton High School, and these years were a time she remembered fondly. After graduation, Barbara felt the tug of wanderlust and traveled to California, where she spent a formative time in the San Francisco-San Jose area. Her love of the west never left her even after she returned to the East Coast.

Back in Princeton, working at (then) RCA, Barbara met and married George D. Cody. Living first in Hopewell and later settling on Southern Way in Princeton, Barbara and George had three children, George Jr., Lisa, and Monica. One thing that engaged Barbara significantly in the late 60's and early 70's was her love of folk music and she was very active in the Princeton Folk Music Society. One of her greatest memories was hosting Pete Seeger on his visit to Princeton, which was a hot bed of folk music at that time. While raising her children, Barbara worked towards and realized her dream of obtaining a Bachelors degree in English from Rutgers University. Barbara and George separated in the late 70's, at which point Barbara moved from Princeton to Basking Ridge NJ. It was during this time that Barbara re-entered the work force and worked her way up the corporate ladder using her English degree to advance in technical editing, eventually leading the technical editing team. Notwithstanding this success in the corporate arena, Barbara had a passion for giving and pursued and attained a Masters in Social Work from Rutgers. With her children successfully launched, Barbara left NJ and went back out west to apply her Social Work expertise to Casa de los Niños in Tucson, AZ. While at first Barbara considered this a temporary position, she became enamored with the desert Southwest and settled down in Tucson permanently as a professional social worker working at the Tucson Medical Center. During this time she was highly engaged in music, playing with a local recorder group. Also during this time, Barbara reconnected with her dear high school friend Jennifer and designed and built a house in Baja, Mexico so that she could spend time with Jennifer. When it became difficult to live alone, Barbara moved back to the East Coast to be closer to her children. Barbara continued to help others until her last days.

She is lovingly remembered by her children George, Lisa and Monica, and her grandchildren, Christopher, Samantha, Katie, Maddie, Sean, Lily, and Quinn, and her sister Patricia. Barbara is also survived by her former husband, George Cody.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Paul's Catholic Church, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ on Saturday, November 1st, 2014 at 11:00am. Burial will follow in Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, NJ

In lieu of flowers, donations are being sent in her name to Casa de los Niños, 1101 4th Ave., Tucson, AZ. 85705-7467. Phone: (520) 624-5600