William Norrie CM OM QC (January 21, 1929 – July 6, 2012) was the 39th Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and was a onetime Chancellor of the University of Manitoba.[3] Norrie was also involved in various charities, and once chaired the United Way of Winnipeg's annual campaign.
Bill Norrie | |
|---|---|
| 39th Mayor of Winnipeg | |
| In office 1979–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Steen |
| Succeeded by | Susan Thompson |
| Honorary Consul-General of Japan in Winnipeg | |
| In office 1998–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Otto Lang |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Zaifman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1929[1] St. Boniface, Manitoba |
| Died | July 6, 2012 (aged 83)[2] Winnipeg, Manitoba |
In August 1992 Norrie's son Duncan was killed in a plane crash over Nepal. Duncan was honoured by having a street in Winnipeg named after him.[4][5]
Norrie had been the Honorary Consul-General of Japan in his later years, and he received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, in Spring 2009.[6]