Gary Norton Sr.
1941 – 2008
Good-night
Sweet Prince
Daubin’ It!
I’m sure by now those
of you who have been around for a while have heard of the untimely passing of
one of our most renound brothers, Gary Norton. A man, Husband, Father,
Grandfather, Upstanding Moose, Purveyor of Fine Jokes, Enemy to no one, Friend
to All, and in those times…private.
I’ve know him for years but yet not that close. An unfortunate
victim of birth, I was perhaps a generation behind. That is to say he was
Sinatra and I was the Beatles. His life experiences made mine seem, well…unworthy.
I am so touched by the outpour of emotion from those so close to
him. Without need of mention, Cooky, who has single handedly put to shame the
rock of