John-Norton-Obituary

John Norton

San Francisco, California

1936 - 2015

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John Norton

July 4, 1936 - August 9, 2015

San Francisco poet John Norton died August 9, 2015 with his wife and longtime partner, artist Anne Subercaseaux by his side. John was born on July 4, 1936 and grew up in Boston Massachusetts. He graduated from Boston College and the University of...

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I still think of John when I pass a coffee shop where I might have run into him.

I knew John since 1985 and miss running into him as I did from time to time on Polk Street. May his memory be eternal.

Difficult to say how to imagine never seeing John again. He was so entwined in the community of poets in San Francisco.
Beverly Dahlen

John was my boss at the Federal Reserve Bank, when I worked there part time in high school. He was very good and patient with me, a 16 year old kid. A very good man.

This is very sad news.

Roz and Richard Tuerk

John, you are missed! Lisette