Birth date: Jul 18, 1949 Death date: Feb 5, 2025
Johnny "John" Carl Norman, age 75, a long-time resident of both Fort Myers, FL and Decatur, IL, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, following a courageous battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis, which he developed as a result of b Read Obituary
Johnny was one of my brothers best friends in high school.( Gregg Pieszala). He was at our home a lot! We became good friends and he was a factor in me getting back to dating My late husband. Hope Johnny and Gregg are fishing and catching up on old times together! He was a great man! Will always love we him like a brothers! Rest in peace! ❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏
The absolute best uncle ever!!
I am truly blessed to have had two dads for over 30 years of my life. When John married my mom, he treated me like his own daughter and always made me feel loved and supported. When I lived in Chicago, whenever he came up for work, he stayed with us. Because Stephen also traveled a lot, it was often just me and John so we would have dinner at our favorite restaurant and talk for hours. He was a great storyteller and could always make me laugh. I loved those times it was just the two of us so we could catch up and talk about everything.
So many of my favorite memories throughout my life include family, and that means John. I have too many to share, but the one thing that stands out is that he was always there, and always made me feel loved.
John was truly one of the best human beings I’ve ever known. He loved helping people and never met a stranger. He was the person everyone went to for help or advice, who could fix things and solve problems, and he helped change so many lives for the better. I know he changed mine.
It’s always heartbreaking to lose someone you love. It makes no sense that he’s gone. All I can think, is that since the world is such a mess right now, maybe God needed someone like John to help him fix things. He couldn’t have picked a better soul than John Norman.
The world is less wonderful without you in it. Thank you for being such a great uncle, husband, step father, nephew, father in law, brother in law, and friend. It was always a pleasure being with you. You always made sure everyone was taken care of and having a good time. Hopefully you are drinking a beer with Phil, piloting a lovely boat, cheering on your beloved St. Louis Cardinals, and enjoying Imogene’s fried chicken in heaven. You are soo greatly missed.❤️
