Norris Conrad Knosher ’60

Norris Conrad Knosher ’60 of Montpelier, Vermont, died on June 8. He was born in Brooklyn on November 5, 1938, then moved to California, where his family settled in Sacramento. Norris graduated from C.K. McKlatchy High School before entering Dartmouth, where he majored in economics and was significantly involved in WDCR and the DOC. From Dartmouth he studied law at the Harvard Law School, after which he moved to Montpelier to initially work for the National Life Insurance Co. then entering private practice as an attorney with the firm Rice and Knosher. He was a member of the Vermont Bar for nearly 50 years. Norris was well known and respected in Montpelier as an extremely competent tax and estate planning attorney who was willing to assist people without regard to their stations in life. Those who knew Norris, and there were many, held him in high regard for his unquestionable integrity, honesty and loyalty. Norris spent 30 years as a volunteer for the American Red Cross. Norris is survived by his brother, Lee, and nephews Phillip and Hagen as well as countless friends. A memorial party was held this past summer to celebrate the life of their very good friend.


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