Thomas Norton Obituary

I met Mr. Norton when I came to work for the FBI in 1974. I came to know you all like a family when his son, Tommy, and I dated. I have a huge respect for the Norton family and I am so very sorry for your loss. Please know you all are in my thoughts and prayers.

Dear Tim, Cynthia and family,
On behalf of Grace United Methodist Weekday School, we send our deepest sympathy with the loss of your father. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all. God Bless!

Joe,haven't seen or spoken to you in a while.My prayers and heartfelt condolences are with you and your family at this time of bereavement.May God bless and keep you all in his care. Emmajean Wilder (ms.Jean)

to Norton family, so sorry to hear about your dad. I will always remember the many hours I spent at the 'Y' and your dad was there coaching our Nativity "Rebels" basketball team.Those were some great times.

My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Your loving memories of Tom will sustain you in the days ahead. God bless you. Grace

sorry for your loss. I loved your parents from the first time I met them on Quail Drive on James Island. I have many fond memories of all of you Norton children. Kim and Kathy always thought you were all great. Love you and pray for you.

To All the Dear Nortons,
My prayers are with you now, but my thoughts are of another time. When I first met you, I was like every 14-year old. I wanted to fit in. But, that was hard to do in Charleston when you weren't from here. In fact, this went far beyond not sharing the same zip code or area code. I was a “damn Yankee” and so were you all.

For making me feel at home while we all worked it out, I thank you:
• for having a big family with cousins with the same names
• for having a Dad with a security clearance. I thought every transplanted Northern kid had a Dad with a security clearance.
• for being real sports fans to real sports teams. No expansion teams for us, no matter how badly our teams played – for decades.
• for having an extended family who lived even further away than my family. It helped me with geography.
• for living with rules – lots of them – and coming out the other side. Combine Catholic, military and government, and the rule book gets quite lengthy.
• for being funny, and quick, and cynical, and welcoming

Most of all, thanks to your Dad and Mom for letting kids fly in and out through the kitchen door, knowing play outside and rest inside is one of the greatest gifts of childhood.
Your friend,
Flossie O'Donnell

Who can forget the numerous hours of coaching and working at the JIY that Tom gave to the JI community. The late 60s and 70s were a great time for me to have known and volunteered with Tom. I am very sad to hear of his passing but celebrate the knowledge of having known a wonderful man and the family he and Barbara raised.

God bless you.

Garry Anthony

To Timmy, Joey and rest of the family,
Sorry to hear of your loss,you are all in our thoughts and prayers.God Bless.

Hello Norton Family,
SO sorry for your loss. What a wonderful life to celebrate. I always admired your Dad.
Carroll Santos

To the Norton family. I am so sorry to hear about your dad. He was a great person. Always so friendly to everyone. I know he will be missed.

Dear Joe and family,

I am sorry to learn of the passing of your father. Please know that you and your family are in our thoughts at this time.