Bernard T Norris, was born Thomas Bernard Norris on February 11th, 1923 in Erie, Neosho Co. Kansas, the 3rd of 10 kids to James Leo and Leila Pearl (Inman) Norris.
His parents started calling him by his middle name "Bernard"
at an early age, as not to cause confusion with his Grandfather Thomas Joseph Norris.
As a young adult Bernard moved several times, 1st to California where he worked for Standard Oil, then to North Dakota where he farmed among other jobs wrapped around a tour of duty, during the Korean War with the US Army.
Bernard married Catherine L Kreitinger on June 19th,1956 in Golva, North Dakota. He moved his family to Montana and eventually to Seattle, Washington, taking a job with the Boeing Company, where he helped build the first 747 in 1968. He retired from Boeing in November 1994.
He died at Evergreen Hospital of heart failure, following a bout with pneumonia. He is survived by his wife Catherine of 55 years, 4 daughters, 2 sons and several Grand and Great Grand Kids.
His parents started calling him by his middle name "Bernard"
at an early age, as not to cause confusion with his Grandfather Thomas Joseph Norris.
As a young adult Bernard moved several times, 1st to California where he worked for Standard Oil, then to North Dakota where he farmed among other jobs wrapped around a tour of duty, during the Korean War with the US Army.
Bernard married Catherine L Kreitinger on June 19th,1956 in Golva, North Dakota. He moved his family to Montana and eventually to Seattle, Washington, taking a job with the Boeing Company, where he helped build the first 747 in 1968. He retired from Boeing in November 1994.
He died at Evergreen Hospital of heart failure, following a bout with pneumonia. He is survived by his wife Catherine of 55 years, 4 daughters, 2 sons and several Grand and Great Grand Kids.
Bernard T Norris, was born Thomas Bernard Norris on February 11th, 1923 in Erie, Neosho Co. Kansas, the 3rd of 10 kids to James Leo and Leila Pearl (Inman) Norris.
His parents started calling him by his middle name "Bernard"
at an early age, as not to cause confusion with his Grandfather Thomas Joseph Norris.
As a young adult Bernard moved several times, 1st to California where he worked for Standard Oil, then to North Dakota where he farmed among other jobs wrapped around a tour of duty, during the Korean War with the US Army.
Bernard married Catherine L Kreitinger on June 19th,1956 in Golva, North Dakota. He moved his family to Montana and eventually to Seattle, Washington, taking a job with the Boeing Company, where he helped build the first 747 in 1968. He retired from Boeing in November 1994.
He died at Evergreen Hospital of heart failure, following a bout with pneumonia. He is survived by his wife Catherine of 55 years, 4 daughters, 2 sons and several Grand and Great Grand Kids.
His parents started calling him by his middle name "Bernard"
at an early age, as not to cause confusion with his Grandfather Thomas Joseph Norris.
As a young adult Bernard moved several times, 1st to California where he worked for Standard Oil, then to North Dakota where he farmed among other jobs wrapped around a tour of duty, during the Korean War with the US Army.
Bernard married Catherine L Kreitinger on June 19th,1956 in Golva, North Dakota. He moved his family to Montana and eventually to Seattle, Washington, taking a job with the Boeing Company, where he helped build the first 747 in 1968. He retired from Boeing in November 1994.
He died at Evergreen Hospital of heart failure, following a bout with pneumonia. He is survived by his wife Catherine of 55 years, 4 daughters, 2 sons and several Grand and Great Grand Kids.
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