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Norman Herndon
Norman Thomas Herndon
January 12, 1940 - September 8, 2006
Norman Thomas, 66, a resident of Montgomery died peacefully September 8, 2006 surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife Cristy and sons Tom (Traci) and Tim (Beth), and grandchildren Abbey, Aaron, Dean, and Rebecca.
Norm was born Jan. 12, 1940, in Bruceton, Tenn., the only child of Mike and Eunice Herndon. He was a graduate of the Univ. of Tenn. (Martin) and served 4 years in the Air Force before working for the Dept. of Defense as a computer systems analyst for 36 years. While serving in the Air Force in Alaska, he met Cristy, who was teaching school in Anchorage.They married in 1966 and later moved to Montgomery.
He was devoted to his family, and his life was centered around them. He enjoyed coaching Tom and Tim's Little League team for many years, and enthusiastically followed their years playing high school golf and tennis. He was a 25 gallon Red Cross blood donor and participated in the Apheresis program until he became ill with Pick's Disease, a rare form of dementia. He worked several years fo Habitat for Humanity and served as an elder at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Norm's body has been donated to UAB's Anatomical Donor Program in hopes the research will be of benefit to others in the future.
There will be a memorial service Sunday, September 17, at 3:00 PM at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Thank you to Odyssey Hospice for their care especially to Teresa Matthews and Karen Smith and to the wonderful caregivers and staff at Country Cottage Assisted Living. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to AFTD ( Association for Frontolobal Dementia ), 100 N.17th St. #600, Philadelphia, Penn. 19103. [Source: Montgomery Advertiser]