NORMAN STOKLE

What a Prince! The spiffy young man who could not resist a "bon mot" had just been hired as a junior faculty by UW-Seattle. To his new colleagues and new graduate students, his wit soon became contagious. It was precisely delivered in a superbly high-class bourgeois French "germano-pratin" hoity-toity accent, that enhanced his flawlessly theatrical performance.

What a ham! And what a Prince. A "Norman performance" would be followed by contagious laughter. The wit was generous, never...

i knew Norm for many years at Skidmore College and always looked forward to his visits to campus. He was a delight to be around and it was always my pleasure to assist him when he came to Human Resources. His light burned bright, and I can't imagine it fading now! He will be missed.

I worked with Norman for almost 20 years as Skidmore's campus coordinator for foreign study. He established Skidmore on the Paris map, with his customarily energetic and creative direction of the program. I valued the wisdom of his advice and the sheer fun of his friendship. He was ebullient and indomitable, a big presence always. I poke with him just last summer, never imagining we'd not have other chances to meet up. I send condolences to his family on your painful loss.

It's not fair that Norman left us before finishing his opera!!!! There will be a very empty hole in the lives and hearts of those of us who loved that extraordinary man...

Kate is sad to lost such a great grandpa
RIP

Michel

Condolences to the Stokle Family. He made SJVR gym a livelier place.