Larry Norton Jr.

Larry NORTON, Jr. Sept. 3, 1925 ~ Feb. 5, 2012 Words to describe Larry's lifeare cars, cars, cars, and golf.Our beloved father, grandfather, brother, friend, uncle, husband lived a life as big as he was - with his Chevrolet dealership, in serving his country in the Army Air Corps, with his family and friends, his travels, and his golf. He was born in Kansas City, Mo. and the family moved to Seattle in 1931 where, despite the Depression, his father established the successful Westlake Chevrolet Company. After working in nearly all aspects of the business from teenage on, Larry became the dealer and ran it until it closed in 1985. He graduated from Queen Anne High School and was a proud Grizzly football player, then enlisted in the Air Corps and earned his wings just as WWII ended. He attended the U of W but realized his true loves were cars and the family business. In 1951 he married Eileen Gibson, who predeceased Larry last November. Together they had three children: Christine Norton Cotts, Larry Norton III, Winchester Norton, and three grandchildren. In 1975 he founded the King County Auto Dealers Association which later expanded into the regional Puget Sound Auto Dealers Association. Always active in the car business and always appreciative of his staff, which were like family, Larry endowed the Norton Family Automotive Technician Scholarship for the Professional Automotive Training Center at Shoreline Community College. And his golf? ... both here at Broadmoor and at courses worldwide, wherever family travels took them. We think of him now in those heavenly "green pastures." Private family services. Remembrances may be made to his favorite: The Salvation Army.