Gerald P. Norton ’61

Jerry died Dec. 5, 2025, in Ipswich, Mass., after a bout with pneumonia and a long struggle with dementia.  

Born in Boston, he came to us from Baldwin High School on Long Island, where he and Don Kornrumpf were opposing football captains and lifetime friends. At Princeton, he majored in economics, ate at Cap and Gown, and was a varsity football letterman and wrestler. He roomed with Don Kornrumpf, Clark Woolley, John MacMurray, Stan Baldwin, and Bob Craft. 

After earning his LL.D. at Columbia, Jerry spent his career practicing law in Washington, D.C., at Covington Burling, then as a partner at Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, and finally as a founding partner and ultimately senior counsel of Harkins Cunningham. He retired in 2018.  

“Norts” cherished his Princeton friendships and missed very few major Reunions. He was a lifelong athlete, playing rugby for many years and tennis weekly, and took up windsurfing in his 40s. 

Predeceased by his first wife, Judy, he is survived by Amanda, his wife of 54 years; sons Adam and Jeremy; daughter Liza ’91; and their families, which include six grandchildren.