Wednesday, November 25, 2020
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I have known John and Norma for the better part of 30 years. Ours were a shared passion for all things railroad. It was at a railroadiana show in Sacramento where I met them for the first time. We were practically neighbors, for me being in Sunnyvale at the time and them being in Santa Clara. Over the years, we had many great adventures together, chasing the "railroad treasures." I used to remember meeting them at the Kane County Chicago Railroad show during the month of June. They had a green Suburban that John had converted almost into a mini mobile home. We would share some of Norma's good home cooking while we overnighted at the fair campgrounds, waiting for the show the next day.
John and Norma were kind and honest, from a generation that followed the "cowboy way" of life.
For me, they were like a second family. I miss them both sincerely. For me, I will miss Norma and her apple pies the most of all.
-George Tsai
