Don Norman Tribute

I never really said goodbye to Don. Several of us were visiting him on the Thursday before he went home to be with the Lord. But when it was time to go, I simply said, "See you later," as I shook his hand for the last time. Our eyes met and I suppose the thought crossed both our minds, "Not in this life you won’t unless it's very soon." As it turned out, the "see you later" will be when we are both in the presence of the Savior at last. That will be a time of indescribable joy and happiness. I don't know what pain and suffering is in store for me between now and that time, but I am very thankful that Don's pain and weakness are over and now there is nothing by joy for him.

However, I know that the sadness is not over for Don's family and they continue to be in my prayers. May the Lord be gracious to you all with His comfort, rest, and strength.

A few people may have had the impression that Don was a soft-spoken man who never felt strongly about anything, but that was not the case as illustrated by the following excerpt from something that was written by Don Norman 12/03/2006.

"There are some things that offend us too and that we also kind of hate. Pornography, drugs, prostitution, filthy TV especially during hours children are watching. We are offended by schools teaching crazy, unproven theories as facts, and wrong as being right. We don’t understand why you feel you have a right to shove your filth down our throats. We are very offended by judges who can read something in the penumbra (shadows) of the constitution without telling us what they were smoking."
Amen. Preach it Brother!

rest peacefully in paradise!