JOHN STEPHEN NORRIS

John was like a brother to me as was Tom. John and I played three sports together from grade three through high school.He will be missed. God Bless, Allan S

My sincere condolences to the Norris Family. As I was at URI Homecoming this past weekend, I was sad to hear about the passing of Coach Norris. I played for Coach from 1982-86 and have always appreciated the opportunity Coach gave me to part of the Baseball Family at URI. I will always cherish those years. Rest In Peace Coach.

I played on the Norwich football team with
John in the mid fifties. He was a great teammate and good friend. My condolences to
his family. He was truly one of the Good Guys
and will be missed.

With sympathy,
Nick Spagnoli

Our condolences to the Norris family. John was a great man and friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time. Rest in peace, John.
Charlie and Barbara Ritter

To the Norris Family,
I was so sorry to hear of your dad's passing. A great man and coach and always fun to be around. Enjoyed competing against him and having him work at the Rhode Island Baseball Academy. So many youth benefited from his instruction. Whenever I attended a URI game in recent years you could always see John and him telling you he had the best parking spot of anyone. I only hope the University recognizes that dedication and commitment in a special way.
Art Pontarelli

My condolences to the Norris Family. I played for coach 81-85. Good coach - good person. Will miss seeing him in right field eating peanuts and watching URI baseball when my dad and I would catch a game each year.

My condolences to the Norris Family. Coach was a wonderful person. I played for Coach in 83 and 84, some of the highlights of my life. RIP Coach.

Coach Norris will be missed. He was a wonderful person and quite the character who was always a lot of fun to be with. I enjoyed my time coaching with him. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Norris family. God Bless.

Dave Morris and family

I had what, I felt, the great honor of being on Coach's team at URI, from 1974-1978. He lived the principles of honor and respect. A loss on the field was never as important as keeping the dignity of giving it our all and keeping our heads up. Coach had a way of getting the best out of us, and though he raised his eyebrow a few times at our shenanigans, he knew the respect we had for him. Jay, I remember your travelling with us, you were quite young, but you were fun to have you with us. I...