Born on April 14, 1962 in Victoria, BC, Norm passed away peacefully on December 7, 2019. He will be missed by his wife, Gwen (Poelzer); his son, Kevin and his cat, Tybalt. He is survived by his mother, Florrie (Daniel-recently deceased); his father, Derek (Kay); brothers, Ray (Suzanne) and Doug (Louise) and sister, Anna (Anthony) and numerous extended family.
Norm will be missed for his kindness, charisma, his very unique ‘Normisms’ and ‘thinking outside the box’.
He loved camping with his family, his trailer and his orange truck, and spent summers exploring BC’s many parks and natural areas. Norm worked for the Provincial Government and spent 35 years working for the Ministry of Transportation. He will be sadly missed by his many friends and colleagues.
A Memorial Service with Reception will be held in the Sequoia Centre at McCall Gardens, 4665 Falaise Drive at 2:00 pm on Friday, December 13th.
If desired, donations in his memory may be made to the BC Cancer Foundation.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Gardens
www.mccallgardens.com
16 Responses
My sincere condolences to the family. I remember working with Norm in mid 1980’s in the Burnaby Regional Office with a team of young EIT’s, Norm always had a smile, great sense of humour and an insightful way of looking at things. A few years back I got to work with Norm on a Development Services initiative and really appreciated the opportunity to work with him again. He was always supportive, kind and respectful. He left a huge influence on the Ministry and taught me a lot about seeing the bigger picture. Norm always took the time to connect with the folks he worked with. My thoughts go out to his family at this time.
Gwen, Kevin, Derek and Family
I worked with Derek for 12 years in Victoria then transferred to Vancouver working in the Burnaby Regional Office. I was shocked and sad to hear of Norm’s passing. He was a great guy that enjoyed life. He will be missed! My thoughts go out to his family
Judy Schut
Condolences to Gwen and Kevin. Norm was a good man and I am glad I had a chance to know him.
Gwen and Kevin
We are keeping you both in our prayers and send our deepest condolences.
Lanny &Liz (Lisowski) Doenz
Norm was 10 years older than our daughter Susanne When she was born Norm came to visit in the summer. He spent the whole week running around the neighbourhood pushing her stroller he was a great babysitter we all loved Norm. Love Auntie Gert Uncle Alec Susanne and David.
It is with shock & regret that I give my condolences regarding the premature passing of our former colleague & friend Norm Parkes.
In the mid 1980’s I worked extensively with Norm on many Development Approvals Projects. Norm was always very insightful, & constantly thinking outside the box for solutions to complex development problems. He was always pleasant & a joy to work with. He could usually always find humour in any situation, was always telling jokes ,in good spirits & always had a kind smile.
Kudos to his dad Derek,(who I also had the pleasure of working with),for his mentoring of Norm. He has a right to be proud of Norm.
My thoughts & prayers go out to Gwen, Kevan, Derek & familyat this time.
Fair thee well Norm, until we meet again!
Howard Hunter.