Dr. Richard G. Norby died peacefully among friends and family at his home at Waverly Gardens in North Oaks, Minnesota on March 3, 2015 following a brief illness at age 93. Born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the youngest of six children of Joseph and Minnie Norby. Preceded in death by his parents, brother Maurice, sisters Connie, Helen and Alice, wife Marjorie (St. Clair) and son Erik. Survived by his brother Paul Norby, Rear Admiral, Ret., his daughter Karin Mathews of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, son Thomas (Mary Burns Norby) of St. Paul, Minnesota, grandchildren Jonathan Richard (JR) Mathews, Matthew Norby, Megan Norby, Connor Norby and Kevin Mathews, and many well-loved in-laws, nieces and nephews in Minnesota, California and Ohio. Richard grew up on Portland Avenue South in Minneapolis and was confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran. He attended Shorewood High School in Milwaukee where he began his careers in science and hockey. He played hockey for St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota and completed his pre-med studies in 1944. He played hockey at the University of Minnesota and received his medical degree in 1946 in connection with his enlistment in the US Army, after turning down a draft offer from the Detroit Red Wings. He served two years as a Captain with a hospital unit in Hokkaido, Japan. He returned to the States as a medical resident at St. Luke's Hospital in Cleveland Ohio, where he encountered nursing student Marjorie Jean St. Clair of Newton Falls, Ohio, sneaking out of the women's dorm after hours. The transgression was overlooked and Marjorie and Richard were married in Newton Falls on September 15, 1951. The couple moved to New Orleans to complete a residency at Charity Hospital. Pending the birth of Karin, they moved back to Cleveland where Marjorie was a public health nurse and Richard developed a private practice in Internal Medicine at St. Luke's Hospital and later at Hillcrest, with teaching duties at Case Western Reserve Medical School. Richard coached generations of young hockey players at the Cleveland Skating Club, and found time to play with the big guys after hours. After raising their three children in Cleveland Heights, Chagrin Falls and Conneaut Lake, PA, Richard and Marjorie "retired" to Venice, Florida in 1980 where Marjorie sold real estate and Richard continued his medical practice at Venice Hospital, later Bon Secours. He moved back to his beloved Minnesota in 2008, and lived out his days enjoying the dramatic changes of seasons at Waverly Gardens, where he continued to practice kindness and consideration, if not some off the record medicine. Though he has signed out here for the last time, he will be at the hospital in Heaven tomorrow at 6:00 am sharp, ready to care for anyone still in need. Memorial service on Tuesday March 10 at Waverly Gardens, 5919 Centerville Road, North Oaks, MN, (651) 765-4000, gathering at 1:00 pm with brief service at 1:30 and light refreshments following. Memorial service in Ohio on Saturday March 14 at James Funeral Home, 8 East Broad Street, Newton Falls, OH, (330) 872-5440 at 11:00 am, followed by interment, and then reception/lunch at Roby Lee's, 425 Ridge Road, Newton Falls, OH, (330) 872-0983, from noon to 3:00 pm. Memorials preferred to Defending the Blue Line, a Minnesota charity that works to ensure that children of military members are afforded every opportunity to participate in the game of hockey, www.defendingtheblueline.org or (651) 319-0737.