Harry Norris Robinson

The family moved to Evansville, where Norris graduated from Bosse High School in 1943. He then attended Purdue University until 1944, when he enlisted in the Navy. In 1946 he returned to Purdue and received a BSEE degree in 1949. While at Purdue he was a Kappa Sigma member, belong to the Gimlet Club, led the AIEE, and belonged to the EE Honorary Eta Kappa Nu.

Upon graduation, he joined Reliance Electric and Engineering Corp. of Cleveland and represented Reliance in its N.Y. sales office. In 1953, he returned to Evansville with Interstate Finance, now American General Finance. When he retired in 1989, he was Senior Vice President of American General Finance and President of Merit Life Insurance Company and Yosemite Insurance Company, subsidiaries of American General Finance.

Norris was a member of the Evansville Country Club, Kennel Club, Rotary Club and Charter and Property Casualty Underwriters. He was President of Evansville Insurance Agents and an Elder at First Presbyterian Church. He was on the board of the Evansville Museum, Evansville Philharmonic, American Red Cross, Youth Service Bureau, Consumer Credit and Insurance Association and Friends of Willard Library, where he had also served as President.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Janet (Noelting) Robinson, of Evansville, whom he married in 1954; daughter, Melinda Robinson of Frankfort, KY; sister, Patricia Pensis (Henri) of Oshkosh, WI; nephews, Henri Paul Pensis and Claude Pensis.

Services will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at First Presbyterian Church, 609 SE Second Street, officiated by Rev. Kevin Fleming, with entombment in Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may visit Tuesday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Alexander East Chapel, 2115 Lincoln Avenue.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 609 SE Second Street, Evansville, IN 47713; Willard Library, 21 North First Avenue, Evansville, IN 47710; or Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center, 3701 Bellemeade Avenue, Evansville, IN 47714.