Submitted by: John C. Monk

Stanley F. Norman Jr.

Feb. 13, 1933 - Jan. 4, 2010
GRANGER - Stanley Felton Norman Jr., 76, passed away peacefully at Regency Place late Monday. Stanley was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on February 13, 1933, to Stanley Felton Norman Sr. and Mary Deborah (Dudley) Norman. At an early age, he attained the rank of Eagle Scout with two palms. He was an accomplished musician, most notably a trumpeter in the Norfolk Fire Department Band as well as the Maury High School Band, and the Bruce Roberts' Orchestra. If you needed a good jazz trumpet player, he was it. He graduated with honors from Maury High School, studied at William & Mary Extension in Norfolk, Virginia, for a year, and subsequently moved to Richmond, Virginia, where he became a pre-med student at the University of Richmond. He decided not to go into medicine after graduating with a degree in chemistry, but obtained a master's degree in marketing at the University of Richmond. He then joined International Minerals and Chemical Corporation (IMC) in Skokie, Illinois, as a Product Sales Manager. He and his family moved to Lincolnshire, Illinois, where he continued playing the trumpet, especially in the Chamber Pot Six or Seven Dixieland Band. Several years later, he purchased a mineral and vitamin (for livestock and domestic animals) mixing and packaging company on the south side of Chicago. In the beginning, he acted as salesman, nutritionist, chemist, and manager of the plant for several years. As the business grew, he moved the company to Bremen, Indiana, where he continued as president of the company, BFC Industries, until 1998, when he sold the business and retired. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Deborah N. Sandroni in August. Surviving are a son, David F. (Staci-Marie) Norman; his daughter's husband, Michael Sandroni; five grandchildren, Alex (Mary Walsh) Sandroni, LTGR, Adam (Caitlin Fitzgerald) Sandroni, Christian Sandroni, MIDN, Riley Norman, and Calla-Marie Norman. Services are on Saturday, January 9th, at 10:45 a.m. in the First Presbyterian Church of South Bend, 333 W. Colfax Ave., with visitation prior from 10-10:45 a.m. in the church. Memorial donations to the Alzheimer's Association in lieu of flowers and condolences are being accepted at www.McGannHay.com.

Published in South Bend Tribune from January 6 to January 7, 2010