Kenneth Eugene Norman

KENNETH EUGENE NORMAN Alameda County Superior Court Judge, entered this world October 9, 1953 and returned home, November 23, 2002, after an extended bout with cancer. He was 49 years old. Judge Norman was born in Orrville, Ohio to Bernice and Curtis Norman. He was a graduate of Orrville High School, Dartmouth College and Hastings Law School. He worked as a public defender in both San Francisco and Alameda counties, as a Commissioner and Superior Court Commissioner in the Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Municipal Court. In October of 2001, Governor Gray Davis appointed Judge Norman to the Alameda County Superior Court where he presided in the Juvenile Court. Judge Norman is survived by his brothers Dion (Susan) Norman and Michael Norman, sisters Alicia (Darrell) McDonald and Rachelle Anthony; half-siblings Curtis Anthony, Shaun Norman, Stephanie Glass and Travis Norman; extended family Raymond Macedo and the Gomes Family; and a host of nephews, nieces, other family and friends. Friends and family are invited to attend the quiet hour, Friday November 29, 2002, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Fouche's Hudson Funeral Home, 3665 Telegraph Avenue and the funeral services Saturday November 30, 2002, 11:00 a.m. at Allen Temple Baptist Church 8501 International Boulevard, Oakland. Donations can be made in Judge Norman's name to the Volunteers in Parole, Inc, Attn: M. Zimmerman, 180 Howard Street, 9th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105; or, the American Cancer Society, Attn: Web, P. O. Box 102454, Atlanta, GA 30368-2454 or by calling 1-800-227-2345.