RIP Norm Rowe

[bearphonium]

Just found out via Facebook that Norm passed away last night of a sudden heart attack. I met him via this forum, and because of him got to fulfill a dream to play in my "hometown" City Band. RIP, Norm. You're missed.

[bort]

What was his screen name here?

Though I didn't know him personally, its always sad to lose someone from our small community, especially this time of year. My thoughts are with his family.

[imperialbari]

I had no personal relations with Norm, but I had been around his site on the web:

http://www.talentmusic.biz/nrowe.html

He certainly displayed a great sense of humour here on TN:

viewtopic.php?p=398854#p398854

You need to take a look here to get that one:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/B-Tuba-/120769245580

Norm even had a very special tuba, a Conn 20J fitted with 4 rotary valves:

viewtopic.php?p=378470#p378470

My main view on people dying is that we survivers suffer a loss of a source of information.

Looks that this really goes with the loss of Norm.

Klaus

[imperialbari]

viewtopic.php?p=378256#p378256

[Dan Schultz]

Terri and I met Norman and Yvonne Rowe a few years ago while traveling up the West coast through Oregon and Washington. At that time... Norman and Yvonne were retired and had been traveling around The Country in a motorhome until it developed problems (burned, I think) and were living in a travel trailer in Gold Beach, Oregon. On the Yahoo Community Music Forum, they went by the name "The Roving Rowes".

Norm's Facebook page says it all... http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1184600524

[scottw]

I am not sure why or how, but I just received this private message from his wife, Yvonne. I did not know him, but it sounds as though I would have much enjoyed meeting him.
Scottw

Death of Norman Rowe

Sent: Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:08 am
From: normrowe
To: scottw
This is Yvonne Rowe. Norm was an active member of this forum. I just wanted to let everyone know that he died Monday, 12/19/11. Can you please pass this message on? My email address is yvonneerowe@yahoo.com" target="_blank.
bass trombonist (1977 Olds P-24G; Schilke 60)
principal euphonium (2003 Gerhard Baier BEP-650; Wick SM3), Ashland City Band (Ashland, OR)
Minickized Conn 20J body with Meinl-Weston 4v rotary cluster
http://www.talentmusic.biz" target="_blank

[Carroll]

My wife and I played in the Memphis community band with Norm and Yvonne for several years and made a trip to Europe with them and their kids. Yvonne ran a - type for hire business and typed a set of my wife's medical school notes for her. Norm and I swapped off a pit position for "Sound of Music" at Theatre Memphis one season and had a short-lived, but working trombone quartet. He was a gem of a guy and a very fine musician. This is truly a shock.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Yvonne and the kids at this time.

[normrowe]

This is Yvonne, Norm's wife. I just wanted to say that reading your posts regarding Norm was very uplifting. He was quite a guy and I'm NOT prejudiced. He really enjoyed this forum.

Yvonne
yvonne@roweboat.com" target="_blank

[PhilipJ]

My gosh....THAT'S who that was. I played tuba in the Monterey Peninsula College band back in the early 2000's, and knew him as a virtuoso bass trombone and euph player, but never even knew his name. Wow...happy trails.

[bearphonium]

For anyone in the area, his memorial service will be held in Jacksonville, OR at noon on December 31st. Street address is 1055 N 5th St. in Jacksonville, OR at the Royal Mobile Estates Clubhouse. If anyone would like to send a card, I have addresses for his wife and daughter (send a PM)or you c, an find them on the Ashland City Band Facebook page.

[Tubacube]

Norm Rowe and his wife Yvonne are about as wonderful as people get. I remember after years of kindly persuasion, I relented and attended my first NAMM Show meeting up with Norm and Yvonne.Little did I know that it would lead to wonderful working relationship with Kanstul Musical Instruments! If I had not known Norm and Yvonne none of what I enjoy today would have ever happened. I shall be gratefull for the rest of my life. Such a kind giving person and a musicin's musician, I hope there are tubas in heaven.......
Howard Miyata aka tubacube