04/15/07 - NNHS Newsletter - Norman Silsby
Norman Stevens Silsby
(13 May 1920 - 10 Apr 2007)
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04/15/07 - NNHS Newsletter - Norman Silsby
Norman Stevens Silsby |
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
We have even more sad news to report this rainy Sunday morning. Norman
Silsby, father of
Steve Silsby
(Ferguson HS - '72) of
NC, Gale Silsby Owenby (Ferguson HS - '64) and
Sherri Silsby,
has passed away in Newport News just shy of his 87th birthday.
From the Daily Press - 04/15/07:
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Stevens Silsby
NEWPORT NEWS - Norman
Stevens Silsby passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2007, after a long illness. He
was born May 13, 1920, in Needham, Mass., to Henry Franklin Silsby and Ellen
Cleveland Silsby. Mr. Silsby graduated from Northwestern University in 1942
and the University of Virginia in 1952. After graduation in 1942, he joined
the research staff of the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA)
at Langley Field. He was there when NACA became NASA in 1958 and continued
as an engineer there until his retirement. In 1945, he married Dorothy Etta
Harton. Together they raised three children. They were both members of First
United Methodist Church. He was in the Engineers Club of Virginia, the
Hilton Tennis Club, the Hampton Roads Bird Club, the Virginia Society of
Ornithology, and an active member and officer of Warwick Yacht and Country
Club. His hobbies were bowling, boating, Bridge and travel. He was preceded
in death by his parents; his sister, Thelma Tabor; and his brothers, Henry
F. Sibley Jr. and Arnold W. Silsby. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy
Harton Silsby; his sister, Janet Barber; his daughters, Gale Owenby and
Sherri Silsby; his son, Norman Stevens Silsby Jr.; seven grandchildren; and
seven great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Friday,
April 20, at First United Methodist Church in Hilton Village. Peninsula
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.. |
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be with you in heaven. I wish I could have spent more time with you while
you were here on earth, so many miles separated us. I am so glad that you
have joined our father in heaven. Love, your granddaughter, Teri Smith |
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Teri Smith (Lockeford,
CA) - April 17, 2007 Contact me |
| The Engineers Club extends our sympathy and condolences to the Silsby Family. Norman was a long time Honorary Member of ECVP and will be missed. |
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Our deepest sympathies are extended to the Silsby family and their friends at this difficult time.
Y'all take good care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER!
Love to all, Carol
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Lead, Kindly Light
Words by John
Henry Newman, 1833
Music by John B. Dykes, 1865
Lead, kindly Light, amid
th’encircling gloom,
Lead Thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home;
Lead Thou me on!
Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene; one step enough for me.
I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou
Shouldst lead me on;
I loved to choose and see my path; but now
Lead Thou me on!
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years!
So long Thy power hath blessed me, sure it will,
Will lead me on.
O’er moor and fen, o’er crag and torrent, till
The night is gone,
And with the morn those angel faces smile,
Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile!
Meantime, along the narrow rugged path,
Thyself hast trod,
Lead, Savior, lead me home in childlike faith,
Home to my God.
To rest forever after earthly strife
In the calm light of everlasting life.
"Lead, Kindly Light" midi (MIDI sequence copyright © 2002 Brian M. Ames) and lyrics courtesy of http://junior.apk.net/~bmames/ht0320_.htm - 12/20/04
Downloadable Sheet Music (Craig Petrie's TTBB arrangement) available at http://www.petriefamily.org/ldsmusic/pdfs/leadkind.pdf - 01/01/04
Greg Olsen Paintings courtesy of http://gregolsengallery.com – 01/27/05
Blackwork Flowers Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.bravenet.com - 08/12/04
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