Dr. Michael T. Norris, 70, of the Cattail Creek Community, went to walk with the Lord Friday, February 25, 2011, at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals. A native of Ohio, he was a son of Paul Earhart Norris of St. Petersburg, FL and the late Anita Cotner Norris. He graduated from The Citadel in 1962, and from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry. Dr. Norris held private dental practices in the Cleveland, OH area and in St. Petersburg, FL. He was a US Army Veteran and retired as Colonel from the US Army Reserve. He was activated for both Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield. Dr. Norris was president of the Cattail Creek Home Owner’s Association. Surviving, in addition to his father, are his wife of 37 years: Bonnie Hinton Norris; children: Brian Mitchell and wife, Teresa Joy, of Franklin, TN, Jennifer Harrison of Taylor, MI, Stephen Mitchell of New York, NY, Paul Norris and wife, Heather, of Allen, TX and Heather Bowman and husband, Jeff, of Burnsville; 7 grandchildren: Campbell, Liam, Jillian, Emerson, Haiden, Camden and Hailey; a sister: Martha Bracewell and husband, Jerry, of Greenville, SC; and, his beloved boxer “Clark”. A memorial service will be held at 2PM Tuesday in the Pensacola United Methodist Church. Rev. A. J. Moore will officiate. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers donations may be made at www.uso.org/donate. Tags: 1962
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