Albert J Norgeot

Albert "Skip" Norgeot passed away on June 22, from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Born in Hyannis in 1941 to Marcel (Pete) and Dorothea (Nina) Norgeot, who predeceased him. Skip was raised in South Orleans and died on Saturday in his home, only a few hundred feet from where he first came ashore. Skip is survived by his children, Gina (Truman) Henson, Jeff (Gretel), Christian (Christine), Walt (Eric), Beau (Sara) and Laird (Lauren). He is also survived by 10 grandchildren: Truman L, Lindsay, Lee Ann, Marie, Nathan, Andrew, Jack, Freya, Nina and Leona and by 9 great grandchildren, Clover, Truman C, Meadow, Ethan, Blake, Violet, Vivian, Willow and Sarah. Also, his brothers Peter and Marc, their large extended families and by his former wives, Donna Dodge and Cynthia Whitman- Bradley. A true salty Cape Codder; fishing, diving, clamming, hunting and marine construction had Skip working and playing on or around the waters of the Cape since he could walk. Running a skiff on Pleasant Bay was as normal for him as for most kids riding their first bike. He enjoyed the herring run, arrow heading, spawning shellfish at his Quanset hatchery and sharing all that he knew. He always stressed that folks should listen more and to learn from Mother Nature. Skip attended Orleans schools and the boat building division of Barnstable Trade School. At 16 Skip bought land on the Outer Beach of Nauset and on his own, built a hunting camp with guidance from family and friends. His youthful hunting prowess led to a feature article in Outdoor Life sporting magazine about his guiding a quail hunt over a field dog. That year he signed on with the fledgling Cultured Clam Corp, the earliest known effort to grow clam and quahog stock from seed for propagation in local waters. From there, Skip was recruited to D.W. Clark Marine Construction in Woods Hole, where he moved his young family and learned the craft of heavy marine construction including the installation of timber piles and decking to accommodate the fleet of large vessels at the Oceanographic Institute. After 3 years he returned to Orleans to become the Harbor Master and Shellfish Warden at the ripe old age of 24. Working in that capacity for 4 years, he left the Town's employ to start up Anchor Marine in 1968 which he ran until passing the business on to his sons in 1988. During the middle 70's he established AMAR Labs, a floating salt water endeavor fostering aquaculture and in the mid 80's founded The Newfoundlander Shop, a fishing and hunting shop located at the current Pause A While location. Anchor Marine remains a flourishing business today. Skip is the owner of 26 Giddiah Hill Road, the current location of Pause A While, the vibrant home of 12 step programs serving over 200 people per day on the Outer Cape. It is Skip's dream to have the Pause A While group acquire this important property. Skip was an uncomplicated man, kind and spiritual. He is soaring now on the wings of a hawk over Pleasant Bay, surveying events and keeping a sharp eye on the waters Skip called his back yard. A funeral mass will be held at 10 am on Friday, August 23rd at St. Joan of Arc 61 Canal Road, Orleans, MA. 02653. Memorial donations may be directed to Pause A While Inc., PO Box 554, Orleans, MA 02653; or any cause of your choosing, or simply help someone in need while remembering Skip's own good turns. For online condolences, please visit www.nickersonfunerals.com.