Joseph Leon Oram, 73, a resident of Clermont since 2001 passed away Monday, April 23, 2012.  Joe was born on June 6, 1938 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, the son of James and Mary Sobinski Oram.  He served in the U.S. Army as an armor crewman.  Joe was a gifted mechanic, building a race car from the ground up and racing NHRA gasser class for 8 years.  He eventually moved to California where he and Gerry met, marrying on September 12, 1971. Joe became an independent insurance agent, starting his own agency which he ran for 15 years.  While in California he received his private pilot's license in 1974 and started the Sundance Flying Club in Palo Alto, CA, which is still in operation.  Joe retired in 1995 from business because of a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease.

Joe is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Geraldine and brother, James Oram of Wilkes - Barre, PA.



THere will be no services at Joseph' request.



If you would like to make memorials in Joe's name, the family suggests the National Parkinson Foundation, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018 or a Mass can be said in his name.





Becker Funeral Home, 806 W. Minneola Ave., Clermont, FL, (352) 394-7121, is serving the family.