- Date Of Birth: May 21, 1933
- Date Of Death: December 7, 2009
- State: Indiana
Norman Curtis Hester, 76, of Bloomington went home to be with the Lord after a long battle with Leukemia, on Monday, December 7, 2009, at the Bloomington Hospital. Born, May 21, 1933 in Jeffersontown, KY, he was the son of Thomas Jefferson and Frieda (Roemele) Hester.
Norman was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during the Korean War. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Louisville, and a Masters Degree and PHD in Geology from the University of Cincinnati.
Norman was a professor of Geology at Eastern Kentucky University, University of Illinois Geological Survey, Assistant State Geologist at the University of Kentucky, Indiana State Geologist and Professor Emeritus. He finished out his career with CUSEC, a division of the USGS. Throughout his career he had a passion for geology that never wavered. Though he received many awards, two were quite special to him. The Sagamore of the Wabash and The Distinguished Hoosier Award (presented to him within the last weeks of his life).
Family was the cornerstone of his life and these are his beloved survivors, his wife of 49 years Ruth (Collins) Hester, daughters, Cheryl Lynn Kerr (Kevin), Cindi Marie Lewis (Troy), grandchildren, Taylor Ann Kerr, Jordyn Marie Kerr, Ryen Elizabeth Kerr, Reagan Marie Lewis, Ashlee Keith Kerr,Samuel Dean Lewis, and Lydia Curtis Kerr, his brother Rod Hester (Barbara), sister Pat Spierdowis (Walt), nieces and nephews, Steve Hester, Greg Hester (Carrie), Susan Humbert (Steve), Paul Hester (Kim), Terra Murphy (Jerry), Lisa Volz (Alan), Craig Langford (Amanda), Danielle Mann (Jason), Matt Stigger, Nick Langford (Kelly), Eryn Shaw (Misty), Elizabeth Dendy (James) and many loved great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Don Hester and nephew Mark Hester.
