Norman Blake North, 90 , died at 5:15 p.m. May 5, 2024. Norman studied aerospace design engineering at UCLA and USC.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Anne North; his son, Daniel Willis North; and his daughter, Vanessa Louise Cook North.
Norman is survived by his brother, Lynn North; sister in-law, Kathy North; three children: his son, John David North; daughters, Jennifer Kae Chapman and Diana Claire Stone; and his grandchildren, James Bryan North, Alyssa Noel Cook, Haley Lauren Cook, Peyton Benjamin Cook, Erica Leigh North, Jackson Cameron Stone and Parker Cody Stone.
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