Daniel R. Norton *48

Daniel Norton, a retired chemist, died June 19, 2015, at the age of 93.

Norton graduated from Antioch College in 1944, the year he married his wife, Rachel. From 1942 to 1946, he worked on the Manhattan Project for the Army. In 1948, he earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from Princeton.

He then worked at Sprague Electric Co. in Massachusetts. In 1971, Norton moved to Evergreen, Colo., and worked for the U.S. Geological Survey at the Denver Federal Center. He retired in 2000.

In Evergreen, he was active in the local Audubon Society, the Mountain Genealogical Society, the American Field Service, his homeowners association, and as a deacon at two local churches. Friends at his Elk Run Assisted Living Community will remember him for his friendly nature and his singing.

Norton was predeceased by his wife and a daughter. He is survived by two sons, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

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