Norman G. Wittenbrock passed away on July 30, 2012, in Seattle after living a long and rich life. Norman was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on June 16, 1916, to Elsie and George Wittenbrock. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Rose Poly Technical Institute in 1938 and his Master’s degree in Inorganic Chemistry from Brooklyn Poly in 1940.

During WWII, he served in a chemical battalion in the Aleutian Islands. In 1944, he married the love of his life, Helen Louise Wittenbrock, in Seattle, Washington.

In 1946, Norman and family moved to Richland, Washington, where he began work at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. They spent much of their life in Richland, where they raised their three sons, David, Stevan and Paul. During his time in Richland, he worked for DuPont, General Electric and Battelle Pacific NW Labs.

In the early 1970’s he accepted a two year posting to the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria. Norman retired in 1981, and he and Helen moved to Whidbey Island, Washington.

Helen died in 2004, and Norman spent the last years of his life in Renton, Washington.

He will be remembered as a devoted husband and loving father. He loved to work with his hands: a lifelong model railroader, he also built a hydroplane and ski boat for his sons and a lakeside home in Idaho.

Norman is survived by his three sons and spouses: David & Shirley, Stevan & Debra, and Paul & Kathy, and grandchildren Diana, Sandra and William.

Norman will be put to rest next to Helen at Tahoma National Cemetery. A memorial service was held Thursday, August 2. In lieu of flowers, Norman asked that a donation be made in his name to the Chemical Engineering Department, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, 5500 Wabash Ave., Terre Haute, IN.