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11-24-2009, 11:13 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Topeka
Posts: 1,121
M.O.C. #2215
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A member's passing ...
We learned this morning that our dear friend, Norm Kwist (nkwist, MOC #821), passed away last Friday night. Chris, his lovely bride of only five years, emailed us to let us know. Norm didn't post much, but he was a long-time MOC member and an all-around nice guy and always willing to help a friend. For those of you who have seen our screen door opener (we call it the "Norm Kwist Special"), Norm "invented" that handy-dandy device and showed Steve how to install it on our Montana shortly after we met him and Chris.
We will miss him.
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11-24-2009, 11:23 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Belvidere
Posts: 1,834
M.O.C. #185
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Sad news....Please pass on our condolences to Chris.
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11-24-2009, 11:29 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Raceland
Posts: 409
M.O.C. #2389
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Viccccccccccccccccccccccccccki please pass our condolences also even thou we never meet him iam sure he was a great person .Allen & Iris
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11-24-2009, 01:10 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Forestville
Posts: 6,025
M.O.C. #496
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So sorry to hear about Norm's passing. We never met him but we did have a copy of his screen door opener on our Montana. We send our condolences to his family.
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11-24-2009, 01:22 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: _
Posts: 5,238
M.O.C. #6337
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Very sorry to hear this, CountryGuy and I never met him either, but have his screen door opener as well as many others here at MOC do.
Prayers for the family and friends left behind.
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11-24-2009, 02:33 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Haldimand County
Posts: 2,413
M.O.C. #122
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I don't believe we ever met, but we know that Steve and Vicki thought highly of the gentlemen. We too have his door opener. That is really quite a memorial, since it is used many times every day, it will keep his memory alive. Our sympathy to his family and friends.
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11-24-2009, 03:02 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Bakersfield
Posts: 5,316
M.O.C. #15
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We are very sorry to hear of the loss of a MOC member. It sounds as if he really enjoyed his life these last few years. He will be missed.
Dennis and Mary Kay
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11-24-2009, 03:24 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Santa Fe Springs
Posts: 4,189
M.O.C. #639
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Thats to sad,,, I will think about him every time I open my screen door on the Monty using his handy dandy invention.
Our prayers go out to him and his family. 
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Pulling a 2004, 2980 RL an oldie but goodie.
Tow vehicle is a 2009 RED RAM 3500 DRW.
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11-24-2009, 04:45 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Oak Harbor
Posts: 1,530
M.O.C. #2471
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Our thoghts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
Jack & Dave
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11-24-2009, 07:47 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hesperia
Posts: 1,321
M.O.C. #7787
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Our prayers go out to his family and wife. God Bless!
Jack and Terry
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11-24-2009, 09:04 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 5,816
M.O.C. #9257
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Our sincerest condolences to Norm's family and friends and to all the MOCers he met. There's sadness in the MOC when reading of this type of post because while I did not meet him, there's a kinship that is felt with others who share common thoughts and experiences in a discrete club like the MOC and any loss can be quite profound.
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11-25-2009, 01:58 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Brandon
Posts: 3,944
M.O.C. #1034
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to Norm's family and all his friends. We too have his handy door screen opener and will remember him often.
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Darwin & Maureen DeBackere
Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
2011/3500/Silverado/4x4/DRW/Duramax 
2017/3721RL/Legacy Pkg./Pressure-Pro 
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11-25-2009, 08:00 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rapid City
Posts: 931
M.O.C. #8757
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Our sympathy to his wife and family and friends.
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12-01-2009, 05:44 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oceanside
Posts: 20,028
M.O.C. #20
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I think our loss of our friend, Norm, has hit me harder than I ever thought it could. Norm was one of those guys who are just plain likeable. He and Chris were avid golfers. Their travels often consisted of looking for a good golf course, finding a nearby rv park, then golfing and sightseeing from that base.
We first met Norm and Chris when they pulled into the site next to us in Mountain Meadow RV Park in Hungry Horse, MT., near Glacier NP. I believe they were there for a week or so. When we left Hungry Horse, we went next to Red Rock RV Park, Island Park, ID, near Yellowstone NP. In a week or so, who pulled into the site next to us but Norm and Chris! On one of our trips to Tybee Island we detoured into Florida to visit Steve and Betty (SteveS) and to stop in Destin to visit Norm and Chris. Norm and Chris traveled in warmer weather and wintered in their condo in Destin. Chris and Norm fixed us a fabulous meal. They both enjoyed cooking.
Norm was a fighter pilot in Vietnam and a retired Eastern Airlines pilot. He appeared in very good health last time we saw him. We understand the discovery of terminal cancer was just a couple of weeks before his passing.
For those who perhaps met Norm...
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