BILL NORRIS
1958 - 1986
PILOT, CHIEF PILOT, DIRECTOR-OPERATIONS PROJECTS
DEN


With regret, I inform you of the Gone West of; Capt. William S. Norris 4-16-05.  
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 local time Thursday, 
April 21 at Fairmount Cemetery, 430 S. Quebec, Denver, Colorado.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Castle Rock Care Center of Colorado.
Regretfully,
-Ace Avakian
(4/19/05)

Sorry to hear of the passing of Bill.  
I enjoyed flying with him and working with him when he was Chief Pilot.  
Not many understood Bill.  I wish that many had taken the time to.  
We played golf together and from time to time he called me into his office and chewed my butt out.
Most of the time I deserved it, but when I was in the right 
he always acknowledged it in professionalism and fairness.
-Clyde Hart
(4/19/05)

Just received this message. 
Bill was Chief pilot in DEN at the time of my retirement (1981). 
Message sent with regrets. 
-Warren McLellan
(4/19/05)

Bill and I never got to fly together; too close on the list. 
However, in my 8 year tenure as Greivance chairman for the pilot group, I got to know him very well.
As our chief pilot. I found him a tough (you had to have done your homework) but fair and a good chief pilot. 
We had a good, respectful friendship.
God speed on your flight west Bill.
My heartfelt condolances to the family.
-Billy Watkins (Brighton, CO )
(4/20/05)
 
We would like to offer the Norris family our deepest condolences. 
We knew and worked with Bill for many years at Frontier Airlines. 
He was unforgettable and will be missed. 
Blue Skies & Tailwinds... 
-Billy & Cheryl Walker (Phoenix, AZ ) 
(4/22/05)

Here is a couple of photos for you, they are not great but they are better than nothing, 
first one is Bill Norris and the second photo is Mel Dloss.
-Al Kendell
(2/13/06)

W S Norris
Seniority date 9/5/58 on the 9/1/72 pilot seniority list.
-Jake Lamkins
(2/16/06)

Thanks for the two pix, Al.
Now, I can upgrade their webpages.
Do you know what year the pix were taken?
Were they both based in DEN?
-Jake Lamkins
(2/16/06)

I don't know the date of either picture.  They were
both taken in Denver, Mel DLoss was taken in the  crew
room.  Bill Norris was at a FAL Christmas party.  They
both flew out of Denver, Bill was Director of Flight
Operations for a number of  years.  Hope this helps.
-Al Kendell
(2/17/06)

Bill's photo is on the pic that Ken Schultz sent 
from a Mar 1981 DENOO meeting.
-Jake Lamkins
(2/23/07)

W S NORRIS
Pilot seniority date of 9/5/58
per the Sep 1981 pilots seniority list.
He is not on the Sep 1985 seniority list.
-Jake Lamkins
(5/1/16)

W S NORRIS
DEN DJ regional director-flight operations
per the Nov 1977, Nov 1978, Dec 1979, Dec 1980 and Jan 1982 FL telephone directories.
DEN DZ director-operations projects
per the Jan 1983 FL telephone directory.
W S NORRIS
Emp# 06118, DENDZ
Address in Larkspur CO
per the Nov 1984 and Aug 1990 FL Rosters.
-Jake Lamkins
(5/2/16)

FLacebook - FL Club
FLight West: Bill Norris
DEN director-operations projects Bill Norris' memorial webpage has been upgraded:
http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Bill_Norris.html
It was moved to a non-ad website, several items added and updated.
-Jake Lamkins
(5/2/16)