Carl Norcross

March 28, 2019

Carl Norcross was born in Queens New York in 1950 and was raised in New York and Connecticut. He received his bachelor’s degree at Tulane University where he was enrolled in the Navy ROTC and after graduating continued on in the Navy for eight years. Carl left the military after receiving his masters degree from George Washington University and spent his career working as an HR director specializing in high-tech start-ups, moving from Texas, to California, to Colorado, and eventually Rhode Island. He joined the Federal Government as a civilian employee and worked for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs prior to retiring in 2015. In retirement Carl became an avid fly tier and fisherman. He loved Early American and Civil War history, gardening, and adopting shelter dogs to round out our family. He is survived by his loving wife Anna, sons Stephen and Benjamin both of whom he was very proud, their respective wives Valerie and Jules and beautiful grandchildren Avery, Samuel, and Drake. Carl is also survived by his mother Marian and brother Paul. There will be no funeral and a family-only service at the Veterans Cemetery in Exeter, Rhode Island at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Carl’s favorite non-profit charity Big Fluffy Dog Rescue (https://bigfluffydogs.com/).