Jonathan V.D. Norman III ’59

Jon died Feb. 23, 2023, his 85th birthday.

He came to Princeton from Louisville Male High School, where he played baseball and was president of the debating society. At Princeton he was a member of Whig-Clio, Orange Key, Army ROTC, and Tower Club, where his father, Jonathan Norman Jr. 1927, had been president. Two uncles had also gone to Princeton. Jon majored in English and after graduating served six months on active duty as an Army officer.

Discharged from active duty, he joined Commonwealth Life Insurance in Louisville for three years, interrupted by an 11-month call back to active duty. Discharged again in Louisville, Jon focused on investment research and became a chartered financial analyst. In 1969, he married Mary Foshee of Louisville, a Vassar grad to whom he remained married until his death.

In 1970, Jon joined JJB Hilliard-WL Lyons, a regional brokerage firm in Louisville where he remained for 43 years, rising through the ranks to senior vice president and chief investment officer. With improvement of the lives of disadvantaged people in mind, over the years he served on numerous charitable boards and organizations, particularly Wayside Christian Mission, where he served as board chairman and capital fund campaign chairman.

Jon is survived by his wife, his sister, and several nieces and nephews, to whom we send condolences.