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| Norris | Kenneth Ricker Norris | |||
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Birth
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Death
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Interred
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Cause
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June 1, 1914 |
October 22, 1990
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Wyoming Cemetery
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| Parents: Walter
Asa Trueworthy Norris & Ada Winifred "Winnie" Ricker |
When Kenneth
Ricker Norris was born on June 1, 1914, in Melrose,
Massachusetts, his father, Walter, was 37 and his mother,
Ada, was 35. He married Ruth Dodge in 1939 in Swampscott,
Massachusetts. They had three children during their
marriage. He died on October 22, 1990, in his hometown at
the age of 76, and was buried there. |
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Birth Place:
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Melrose, MA |
Death Place:
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Melrose, MA |
| Taught: Vice Principal | Spouse:
Ruth Dodge |
Online Obit | Find-a-Grave |
| Has a scholarship named for him - Kenneth R. Norris Memorial Scholarship | |||
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Obituary Melrose Teacher, Administrator Kenneth R. Norris, a teacher and
administrator of Melrose High School for 34 years who
served as chairman of the Melrose School Committee
from 1979-81, died Monday in Melrose-Wakefield
Hospital. Mr. Norris joined Melrose High in 1942
as an English and social studies teacher. He
served as assistant principal from 1957 until his
retirement in 1976. He played a leading role in
establishing the Melrose High School Permanent
Scholarship Fund in 1961 and was the founding director
of the Melrose summer school program in 1960-67.
In 1977 he was elected to a 4-year term on the city's
school board. Mr. Norris graduated from Melrose High
in 1932 and the University of New Hampshire in 1937.
He received a master's degree in education at Boston
University in 1959. He leaves three sons, K.
Scott of Plainfield, N.J., Steven D. of Brookline and
John R. of South Boston; seven grandchildren and four
great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held tomorrow
at 11:30 a.m. in First Congregational Church, Melrose. |
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