JOHNSON, Norman Bruce

June 12, 1933 - December 27, 2020

Norman Bruce Johnson passed away on December 27, 2020.

He is predeceased by his parents Tom and Hanna Johnson, sisters Lila and Joan and brothers Roy and Jerry. Survived by his wife Mona, children Maureen (Fred), Sherry, David (Koosje), Kathy (Phil) and Kevin (Shannon). He is also survived by his sister Linda (Keith). He will be fondly remembered by his grandchildren, great grandchildren, nephews and nieces.

Norman was born in Glacier Bay on a barge in Knight Inlet on June 12, 1933. He spent the first few years of his life living on a float house following the work from logging camp to logging camp.

The family moved to the flats in Burnaby in 1938, quickly became part of a community where no one had a lot of money, they shared what they had and helped each other through hard times. Anyone who knows Norm, knew he had a gift of the gab. Norm told many stories about growing up on the flats in Burnaby. Norman graduated from Burnaby South in 1951. He went on to learn so much about fishing, logging, trapping and knew the BC coast like the back of his hand. He thought he had the best job in the world as a commercial fisherman even though the work was hard and the days long.

Norman and wife Mona moved to Parksville in 1970 and built a house. He quickly became an active member of the Parksville community and pretty soon knew just about everyone in town. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Shrine club, a founding member of the French Creek Harbour Authority and was on the auxiliary coast guard. He had boundless energy and rarely sat still. He was a good friend and a good neighbor. He loved being a grandfather and was lucky to have many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Norm lived a life without regrets and felt so fortunate to have been able to do so many things. A celebration of life will be held when we are able to gather in groups again. If you have stories to share about Norm, we invite you to share them on our memorial page at Yates Memorial. We would love to hear them. https://www.yatesmemorial.ca/obituary/Norman-Johnson