Judy and Tom O’Gorman of Bronze Services of Loveland, Inc. share a love story forged in art, devotion, resilience, and an unbreakable partnership that continues to echo through molten bronze and the beating heart of Loveland’s creative community.
Love does not always arrive with fireworks or grand declarations. Sometimes, it settles in quietly, like warm light through a studio window. Judy and Tom’s love was built that way—patient, grounded, and enduring. It lived in the everyday moments, like the unspoken understanding between a husband and wife or the comfort of knowing someone is always in your corner. It was a love that grew alongside a business, deepened through shared purpose, and revealed its truest strength in moments of unimaginable hardship.
Their story is not simply about romance. It is about commitment, trust, and their unwavering courage, not because of duty, but because of the resilience they shared through uncompromised loss and grief.
Their journey began at a Boys & Girls Club fundraiser in Loveland, an ordinary evening that would quietly alter the course of both their lives. A month later, Tom invited Judy to attend a show. It wasn’t just a date. It was an invitation into his world, into the rhythm of his passions and the community he loved. “He invited me to attend the annual Loveland Sculpture in the Park Show in Benson Park as his date,” Judy recalls. “He held my hand and introduced me to practically every artist at the show!”
As they walked hand in hand among towering sculptures and creative minds, Judy witnessed the depth of Tom’s connection to art and people alike. Artists greeted him with warmth and respect, conversations flowing easily, laughter weaving through the crowd. Judy could feel the pride radiating from him—pride born of dedication and love for his craft. It was love revealed not through words, but through presence—through the way he shared his world with her so openly and without hesitation.
Tom founded Bronze Services of Loveland, Inc. in 1989 after years immersed in Loveland’s foundry scene. He had worked in other foundries, alongside sculptors, and helped launch new ventures before pouring his heart into creating a full-service bronze fine art foundry built on craftsmanship, trust, and integrity.
Throughout decades, Bronze Services earned an international reputation, casting everything from small, intimate works to monumental installations shipped globally. “Bronze Services has cast pieces that have been shipped all around the world,” Judy says. “The largest project includes an 18 ft. high humpback whale breaching out of the ocean, three frolicking orca whales, 15 sea lions, a brown bear, 30 salmon, and more, all in the Alaskan Adventure Park at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, NE. Over the years, Tom’s original three partners left Bronze Services and became well-known names in Loveland’s sculptor community and Tom became the sole owner.”
Yet, for Tom, success was never measured in scale alone. It was measured in relationships, in consistency, and in honoring each artist’s vision with patience and respect. The foundry was not just a business—it was an extension of his values.
In 2013, Judy officially joined Tom at Bronze Services as his marketing manager, later becoming the office manager. They trusted one another completely, sharing decisions both big and small, navigating challenges side by side. Love, for them, was not separate from work; it was woven into everything they built together. The foundry became a reflection of their relationship—steady, resilient, and rooted in mutual respect.
Then came the moment that would redefine their story.
In 2021, after months of vertigo and cognitive struggles, Tom was diagnosed with glioblastoma brain cancer. The news shattered the future they had imagined. The steady life they had built together suddenly felt fragile, suspended between hope and fear. Yet, love, when tested, reveals its deepest strength. Tom endured surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy with quiet courage. Judy stepped fully into the roles of caregiver, partner, advocate, and protector, closing her own business without hesitation to be present for him and for the foundry they loved.
Her days became acts of devotion—tending to Tom, then tending to the business. Tom remained lucid and cognitively very sharp, even though he had lost much of his speech through the treatment process. As Tom’s body weakened, his spirit remained unwavering. “His calm, positive attitude and courageous strength was the motivation we both needed. We kept each other strong.” Their love became a shelter—mutual, sustaining, and resolute.
Tom fought bravely for three years, spending most days at home. Time slowed, measured in treatments and quiet moments together. In December 2024, after suffering a major stroke, Tom lost the ability to use his right side and two weeks later, he passed away. The loss was immense, like the sudden disappearance of gravity itself. But, even in grief, Judy stood tall, holding his legacy with reverence and resolve.
Today, Judy serves as CEO and owner of Bronze Services of Loveland, Inc., guiding the business with the same principles Tom instilled decades ago. She leads with humility, strength, and deep courage for what came before. Running the foundry full time has been challenging, exhausting, and profoundly meaningful. It gives her purpose. It keeps Tom close. Each day is both an act of remembrance and an act of love.
Her love for Tom has not faded—it has transformed. “I miss him tremendously and still find it hard to believe he’s gone. But I hear his voice and feel his calm strength and love every day.” In quiet moments, in difficult decisions, in fleeting doubts, his presence remains—steady, reassuring, guiding her forward in the strength of his courage when the path feels uncertain.
Judy understands that legacy is not about holding on forever, but about knowing when to let go with trust. “My intention is to pass the torch to the right person that will continue this legacy and make it their own story.” It is an act of love—to release something precious, believing it will continue to grow beyond you.
Judy honors the responsibility of running the foundry with gratitude and grace. “Honestly, owning a foundry was not my dream or passion,” she shares, “but I feel very blessed that Tom built this business and has trusted me to keep it going until I find the perfect next chapter.”
This is a love story shaped by time, tested by loss, and strengthened by purpose. It is a reminder that love does not disappear when someone is gone—it softens, deepens, and settles into the soul. It becomes memory and motion, grief and gratitude intertwined. It lives on in daily choices, in quiet bravery, and in the courage to keep going. Like bronze shaped by fire, Judy and Tom’s love has been transformed, not broken—enduring, luminous, and forever part of Loveland’s living art.
Surrounded by the unwavering support of her daughter, friends, employees, and the Loveland community, Judy continues forward with faith and courage. Loveland, rich with art and heart, has embraced her in return. Together, they honor Tom—not only in bronze, but in spirit.
“His calm, positive attitude and courageous strength was the motivation we both needed. We kept each other strong.”