Norman died May 6, 2015, in his Manhattan home.

Born in Omaha, Neb., with the last name Osheroff, he graduated from Omaha Central High School. At Princeton, Norman majored in economics and was a member of Key and Seal Club. He played trumpet in the Tigertown Five Dixieland Band and was in Triangle. After graduation, he spent two years in the Army and was stationed in Korea. He continued to play the trumpet while in the service.

Norman earned an MBA at New York University. He worked in the data-processing division of IBM in Philadelphia. He had married Deanna Sorenson in 1962 but was divorced at the time of his death. There are no known survivors.

Undergraduate Class of 1954