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On Tuesday, October 27, 2020, Capt.
Norman Arlon Dean, USN (ret.) cast off the wicked chains of Parkinson’s Disease
and set sail on his final voyage. He was born August 8, 1943, to the late
Dorothella and Norman R. Dean in Amarillo, TX. Having graduated from the U.S.
Naval Academy in June 1965, Norm was a Naval Submariner and Physician for 30
years. After retiring from the Navy in 1995, he continued to serve as a medical
locum tenens in rural areas of VA for the next 10 years. His Naval career included nuclear
engineering on the submarine, USS George Washington Carver; a scholarship to
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; an internship at Balboa Medical
Center in San Diego, CA; family practice residency at Camp Pendleton, CA;
training at the Undersea Medical Institute in Groton, CT; Diving and Medical
Officer for the submarine tender and squadron in Guam; a Master’s in Public
Health from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD; OIC Navy Environmental
and Preventive Medicine Unit #6 in Pearl Harbor, HI; CO of the Naval Hospital
in Groton, CT; Personnel Officer to Navy Surgeon General at the Navy Bureau of
Medicine in Washington DC; Fleet Medical Officer for SURFLANT, Norfolk, VA. After his final retirement, he
sailed solo to the Bahamas and Key West, during which he diagnosed his
Parkinson’s disease. He continued to sail with family and friends for many
years from his home port in Norfolk, VA, where he lived with his loving wife of
55 years, Linda Bower Dean. He is also survived by his daughter,
Bambi L. Chapin of Baltimore, MD; son, Kevin L. Dean and his wife Janet of
Wilmore, KY; grandsons, Tucker Chapin, Jonathan Dean, and Rowan Dean. He is
also survived by his sister, Sharisse McCafferty, of Calgary, Canada and her family. A celebration of his life will be
held at a later date at Providence Presbyterian Church, Virginia Beach, VA. You
may offer condolences and share memories at www.smithandwilliamskempsville.com. Donations in Norm’s memory may be
made to Providence Presbyterian Church, 5497 Providence Rd., Virginia Beach,
Virginia 23464; OR the American Parkinson Disease Association (https://www.apdaparkinson.org/) |
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