Official Obituary of
Norman Ernest Record
December 26, 1927 ~ February 1, 2021 (age 93) 93 Years Old
Norman Record Obituary
NORMAN ERNEST RECORD, SR. PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 1, 2021 IN THE WEST
ROXBURY VA HOSPITAL. HE WAS 93.
NORMAN WAS BORN IN FITZWILLIAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE ON DECEMBER 26, 1927. HE WAS THE
9TH BORN OF 11 CHILDREN, TO THE LATE IDA MAY (BOYLE) & SALMANA P. RECORD.
HE SERVED IN THE ARMY FROM 1951 - 1954. AS A SERGEANT, HE FOUGHT IN THE
KOREAN WAR; WHERE HE RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART OF HONOR, KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL,
UN SERVICE MEDAL AND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.
NORMAN RESIDED IN MIDDLEBORO,THE TOWN HE LOVED, WHERE HE CALLED
HOME FOR OVER 70 YEARS. WHERE HE RAISED A FAMILY WITH HIS BEAUTIFUL
LATE WIFE, MARY ANN (COSTA) RECORD. NORMAN WAS A DEDICATED CIVIL
SERVANT TO MIDDLEBORO: SERVING ON THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, POLICE
DEPARTMENT, TRUANCY OFFICER, AND ON THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION. AS
A POLICE OFFICER, NORMAN CAN BE REMEMBERED FOR BEING ON THE 4
CORNERS WHERE EVERYONE KNEW HIM, AND WERE GREETED WITH HIS SMILE
UNTIL HE RETIRED IN 1981.
NORMAN WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATING IN
MANY CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS. THE VFW POST #2188, THE MIDDLEBORO DAV,
THE MA POLICE ASSOCIATION, THE RETIRED STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION OF MA, THE KIWANIS CLUB, THE MITCHEL MEMORIAL
CLUB, ELKS CLUB AND EAGLES CLUB AND LIONS CLUB. NORMAN WAS ALSO A
HUGE NEW ENGLAND SPORTS FAN AND PLAYED FOR THE MIDDLEBORO COBRAS
IN HIS YOUTH. NORMAN HAD A HUGE PERSONALITY AND AN INFECTIOUS
LAUGH. THERE WASN’T A ROOM THAT HE WOULD WALK INTO, NOT HAVING
MADE FRIENDS. HE LOVED HIS FAMILY, WARM WEATHER, ANIMALS AND
TRAVELING.
NORMAN’S LIFE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CELEBRATED BY THOSE WHO SURVIVE
HIM. HIS ADORING CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. MARIANNE RECORD AND HER
HUSBAND EDWIN RODRIGUEZ AND THEIR DAUGHTER AMANDA (THOMPSON)
ROCK AND HER HUSBAND PETE ROCK. THE LATE NORMAN ERNEST RECORD JR.
(BI). JIM RECORD AND HIS WIFE SHARON AND THEIR CHILDREN MIKELE
DEPAOLO AND PAIGE RECORD. DAVID RECORD AND HIS LIFE LONG COMPANION,
DREW GOWING. ROB RECORD AND HIS THREE SONS, RJ, ERICK AND NICK
RECORD. NORMAN WAS A BELOVED BROTHER TO IDA, KENNETH, FLO, LIBBY, BUDDY,
JERRY, MADY, MILLY, DONALD AND CAROL. HE WAS THE FAVORITE “UNC” TO
MANY ADORING NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
NORMAN RESIDED IN MIDDLEBORO,THE TOWN HE LOVED, WHERE HE CALLED
HOME FOR OVER 70 YEARS. WHERE HE RAISED A FAMILY WITH HIS BEAUTIFUL
LATE WIFE, MARY ANN (COSTA) RECORD. NORMAN WAS A DEDICATED CIVIL
SERVANT TO MIDDLEBORO: SERVING ON THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, POLICE
DEPARTMENT, TRUANCY OFFICER, AND ON THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION. AS
A POLICE OFFICER, NORMAN CAN BE REMEMBERED FOR BEING ON THE 4
CORNERS WHERE EVERYONE KNEW HIM, AND WERE GREETED WITH HIS SMILE
UNTIL HE RETIRED IN 1981.
NORMAN WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATING IN
MANY CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS. THE VFW POST #2188, THE MIDDLEBORO DAV,
THE MA POLICE ASSOCIATION, THE RETIRED STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION OF MA, THE KIWANIS CLUB, THE MITCHEL MEMORIAL
CLUB, ELKS CLUB AND EAGLES CLUB AND LIONS CLUB. NORMAN WAS ALSO A
HUGE NEW ENGLAND SPORTS FAN AND PLAYED FOR THE MIDDLEBORO COBRAS
IN HIS YOUTH. NORMAN HAD A HUGE PERSONALITY AND AN INFECTIOUS
LAUGH. THERE WASN’T A ROOM THAT HE WOULD WALK INTO, NOT HAVING
MADE FRIENDS. HE LOVED HIS FAMILY, WARM WEATHER, ANIMALS AND
TRAVELING.
NORMAN’S LIFE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CELEBRATED BY THOSE WHO SURVIVE
HIM. HIS ADORING CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. MARIANNE RECORD AND HER
HUSBAND EDWIN RODRIGUEZ AND THEIR DAUGHTER AMANDA (THOMPSON)
ROCK AND HER HUSBAND PETE ROCK. THE LATE NORMAN ERNEST RECORD JR.
(BI). JIM RECORD AND HIS WIFE SHARON AND THEIR CHILDREN MIKELE
DEPAOLO AND PAIGE RECORD. DAVID RECORD AND HIS LIFE LONG COMPANION,
DREW GOWING. ROB RECORD AND HIS THREE SONS, RJ, ERICK AND NICK
RECORD. NORMAN WAS A BELOVED BROTHER TO IDA, KENNETH, FLO, LIBBY, BUDDY,
JERRY, MADY, MILLY, DONALD AND CAROL. HE WAS THE FAVORITE “UNC” TO
MANY ADORING NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
ROLLING THUNDER MA CH 2, PO BOX 258, MIDDLEBORO, MA 02346.
PLEASE NOTE: THE DONATION IS IN MEMORY OF NORMAN RECORD.
THIS ORGANIZATION WAS NEAR AND DEAR TO NORMAN’S HEART AND
RECENTLY DID A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK TO ENSURE THAT KOREAN
VETS RECEIVED THE AMBASSADOR OF PEACE MEDAL FROM THE GOVERNMENT
OF SOUTH KOREA.
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