Monday, June 19, 2006
We received the word of Norm's passing, about one hour after it happened Saturday night. Needless to say, we were in shock. He lived the perfect life and took good care of himself. A better person in life you will never find. Norm always went out of his way to help others, always had that smile on his face and a glint in his eye. I was very lucky to have known Norm.I nicknamed him "Stormin' Norman" the first time I saw him wrestle at Hinckley High in Aurora. I don't believe I ever missed a state tournament match that he was in his entire high school career. He brought wrestling to the highest level at Burlington high school. The Gene Penny family have stood tall in the Burlington community for years. I was in Burlington for Collin Koop's graduation, and am so glad we came, two of the highlights, along with seeing many friends and watching Collin graduate, will be the fact that I got to have a short visit with Norm on Awards night and about a 30 to 40 minute visit one evening at the Interstate House after Rotary was over. I will treasure those two visits the rest of my life. To the entire Penny family, our thoughts and prayers are with you and this is such a great loss for the Burlington Community. God bless you all at this time. A gentle and more wonderful person than Norm, never walked the streets of Burlington,Colorado. Sincerely, George and Linda Tyrrell
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