Norm lived in the Rogue Valley for several years and was known mainly as a musician there. And he was a very talented musician. He truly loved music and was very passionate about it. And his impact in the music community was impressive. However, Norm wasn't just a musician in Gold Beach where he spent the last 8 years of his life. He was a person who never met a stranger, made friends easily, smiled at everyone and was there when you needed him.
Norm was kind, considerate, caring, compassionate, reliable, gentle, and on and on. He truly tried to cheer everyone up every day. His positive attitude and "room-warming smile" was contagious. His jokes and puns were groaners but almost always made the recipient smile. He loved to test your mind with his word-play, constantly encouraging you to think "outside the box." He truly cared about everyone. Regardless of what you looked like, what impairments you might have had or whether or not you were as smart as him (most weren't), he treated you like he treated everyone else, with kindness, consideration, love and genuine concern. He tried hard to always build up, not tear down.
He enjoyed "the sisters", "Earl", "Betty" and his other folks from the CPT Dial-A-Ride. He enjoyed giving CPT translink rides to "Stormy" and "Shirley". He made a point of learning all the names of his school bus kids and waving to or saying something to them each time he saw them, even when they weren't on the bus. He loved to cheer for the home team whenever he drove kids to some sort of competition away from home. He never gave a music lesson that ended on time, always going over simply because he wanted to impart all the knowledge he could for the good of the student.
And he LOVED being the volunteer band director at the schools. He was very proud of his band kids and the progress they were making.
This quote really says it all about Norm:
"Every now and then, I'll meet an escapee, someone who has broken free of self-centeredness and set out for the territory of compassion. You've met them, too, those people who seem to emit a steady stream of, for want of a better word, love-vibes. As soon as you come within range, you feel embraced, accepted for who you are. For those of us who suspect that you rarely get something for nothing, such geniality can be discomfiting. Yet it feels so good to be around them. They stand there, radiating photons of goodwill, and despite yourself you beam back, and the world, in a twinkling, changes." —Marc Barasch
Norm was born in Boston, lived in W. Virginia, Ohio and California while in school. He went to Santa Barbara City College, Cal State Fullerton and Ambassador College, graduating in 1975. He worked on a Masters degree at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, TX, but the arrival of a second child prevented his completing that degree. He married Yvonne Eads in 1977 and they had three children. He lived in Memphis, TN, for 17 years and then moved with the family to Oregon. He and Yvonne traveled for several years in a travel trailer and then a motorhome, known as the Roving Rowes. They settled in Gold Beach in 2003.
Norm was kind, considerate, caring, compassionate, reliable, gentle, and on and on. He truly tried to cheer everyone up every day. His positive attitude and "room-warming smile" was contagious. His jokes and puns were groaners but almost always made the recipient smile. He loved to test your mind with his word-play, constantly encouraging you to think "outside the box." He truly cared about everyone. Regardless of what you looked like, what impairments you might have had or whether or not you were as smart as him (most weren't), he treated you like he treated everyone else, with kindness, consideration, love and genuine concern. He tried hard to always build up, not tear down.
He enjoyed "the sisters", "Earl", "Betty" and his other folks from the CPT Dial-A-Ride. He enjoyed giving CPT translink rides to "Stormy" and "Shirley". He made a point of learning all the names of his school bus kids and waving to or saying something to them each time he saw them, even when they weren't on the bus. He loved to cheer for the home team whenever he drove kids to some sort of competition away from home. He never gave a music lesson that ended on time, always going over simply because he wanted to impart all the knowledge he could for the good of the student.
And he LOVED being the volunteer band director at the schools. He was very proud of his band kids and the progress they were making.
This quote really says it all about Norm:
"Every now and then, I'll meet an escapee, someone who has broken free of self-centeredness and set out for the territory of compassion. You've met them, too, those people who seem to emit a steady stream of, for want of a better word, love-vibes. As soon as you come within range, you feel embraced, accepted for who you are. For those of us who suspect that you rarely get something for nothing, such geniality can be discomfiting. Yet it feels so good to be around them. They stand there, radiating photons of goodwill, and despite yourself you beam back, and the world, in a twinkling, changes." —Marc Barasch
Norm was born in Boston, lived in W. Virginia, Ohio and California while in school. He went to Santa Barbara City College, Cal State Fullerton and Ambassador College, graduating in 1975. He worked on a Masters degree at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, TX, but the arrival of a second child prevented his completing that degree. He married Yvonne Eads in 1977 and they had three children. He lived in Memphis, TN, for 17 years and then moved with the family to Oregon. He and Yvonne traveled for several years in a travel trailer and then a motorhome, known as the Roving Rowes. They settled in Gold Beach in 2003.
Norm lived in the Rogue Valley for several years and was known mainly as a musician there. And he was a very talented musician. He truly loved music and was very passionate about it. And his impact in the music community was impressive. However, Norm wasn't just a musician in Gold Beach where he spent the last 8 years of his life. He was a person who never met a stranger, made friends easily, smiled at everyone and was there when you needed him.
Norm was kind, considerate, caring, compassionate, reliable, gentle, and on and on. He truly tried to cheer everyone up every day. His positive attitude and "room-warming smile" was contagious. His jokes and puns were groaners but almost always made the recipient smile. He loved to test your mind with his word-play, constantly encouraging you to think "outside the box." He truly cared about everyone. Regardless of what you looked like, what impairments you might have had or whether or not you were as smart as him (most weren't), he treated you like he treated everyone else, with kindness, consideration, love and genuine concern. He tried hard to always build up, not tear down.
He enjoyed "the sisters", "Earl", "Betty" and his other folks from the CPT Dial-A-Ride. He enjoyed giving CPT translink rides to "Stormy" and "Shirley". He made a point of learning all the names of his school bus kids and waving to or saying something to them each time he saw them, even when they weren't on the bus. He loved to cheer for the home team whenever he drove kids to some sort of competition away from home. He never gave a music lesson that ended on time, always going over simply because he wanted to impart all the knowledge he could for the good of the student.
And he LOVED being the volunteer band director at the schools. He was very proud of his band kids and the progress they were making.
This quote really says it all about Norm:
"Every now and then, I'll meet an escapee, someone who has broken free of self-centeredness and set out for the territory of compassion. You've met them, too, those people who seem to emit a steady stream of, for want of a better word, love-vibes. As soon as you come within range, you feel embraced, accepted for who you are. For those of us who suspect that you rarely get something for nothing, such geniality can be discomfiting. Yet it feels so good to be around them. They stand there, radiating photons of goodwill, and despite yourself you beam back, and the world, in a twinkling, changes." —Marc Barasch
Norm was born in Boston, lived in W. Virginia, Ohio and California while in school. He went to Santa Barbara City College, Cal State Fullerton and Ambassador College, graduating in 1975. He worked on a Masters degree at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, TX, but the arrival of a second child prevented his completing that degree. He married Yvonne Eads in 1977 and they had three children. He lived in Memphis, TN, for 17 years and then moved with the family to Oregon. He and Yvonne traveled for several years in a travel trailer and then a motorhome, known as the Roving Rowes. They settled in Gold Beach in 2003.
Norm was kind, considerate, caring, compassionate, reliable, gentle, and on and on. He truly tried to cheer everyone up every day. His positive attitude and "room-warming smile" was contagious. His jokes and puns were groaners but almost always made the recipient smile. He loved to test your mind with his word-play, constantly encouraging you to think "outside the box." He truly cared about everyone. Regardless of what you looked like, what impairments you might have had or whether or not you were as smart as him (most weren't), he treated you like he treated everyone else, with kindness, consideration, love and genuine concern. He tried hard to always build up, not tear down.
He enjoyed "the sisters", "Earl", "Betty" and his other folks from the CPT Dial-A-Ride. He enjoyed giving CPT translink rides to "Stormy" and "Shirley". He made a point of learning all the names of his school bus kids and waving to or saying something to them each time he saw them, even when they weren't on the bus. He loved to cheer for the home team whenever he drove kids to some sort of competition away from home. He never gave a music lesson that ended on time, always going over simply because he wanted to impart all the knowledge he could for the good of the student.
And he LOVED being the volunteer band director at the schools. He was very proud of his band kids and the progress they were making.
This quote really says it all about Norm:
"Every now and then, I'll meet an escapee, someone who has broken free of self-centeredness and set out for the territory of compassion. You've met them, too, those people who seem to emit a steady stream of, for want of a better word, love-vibes. As soon as you come within range, you feel embraced, accepted for who you are. For those of us who suspect that you rarely get something for nothing, such geniality can be discomfiting. Yet it feels so good to be around them. They stand there, radiating photons of goodwill, and despite yourself you beam back, and the world, in a twinkling, changes." —Marc Barasch
Norm was born in Boston, lived in W. Virginia, Ohio and California while in school. He went to Santa Barbara City College, Cal State Fullerton and Ambassador College, graduating in 1975. He worked on a Masters degree at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, TX, but the arrival of a second child prevented his completing that degree. He married Yvonne Eads in 1977 and they had three children. He lived in Memphis, TN, for 17 years and then moved with the family to Oregon. He and Yvonne traveled for several years in a travel trailer and then a motorhome, known as the Roving Rowes. They settled in Gold Beach in 2003.
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