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Donald William “Don” Norton
1952-2025
Donald William “Don” Norton, 73, recently of New
Minas, Nova Scotia and formerly of Adrian, Michigan passed away on
February 20, 2025 with his two beloved children and his loving sister
at his side. Born and raised in Shawinigan, Quebec, he was the son of
Hal and Eileen (MacLeod) Norton. Despite a cancer diagnosis last fall,
Don continued to make the most of every day, happily carrying on in
his own quiet way with gratitude and strength. While in the hospital
he joyfully claimed that he had lived a great life, gesturing to his
children with a smile.
With the passing of his loving wife, Isabella Norton (Del
Col) of Toronto in 2010, he admirably continued to raise their then
teenaged children, Michael Donald now of Baltimore, Maryland and Sarah
Rose now of New York City.
Don is also survived by his sister Pat Norton,
sisters-in-law, and several nieces, nephews and grand-nieces and
nephews.
From the time he knew of the existence of cars, he loved them
passionately and ultimately enjoyed a career in auto race engineering
which took him all over the world. He worked for Shierson Racing and
world renowned Illmor Engineering, building engines for both Mercedes
and Chevrolet that helped them win numerous Indy 500 championships. In
1992 he worked the Penske Indy car test with Formula 1 World champion
Aryton Senna. Throughout the racing world, and among his family and
friends, he was known as “Dyno Don”.
Don became a proud member of the Acadia Region Porsche Club
after purchasing his own in 2022; it had been a life goal of his. He
enjoyed cruising along the scenic roads of Nova Scotia for his last
few years, teaching both his children to drive stick shift and
memorably stating “we not only want to be good drivers, we want
to be great drivers”.
A family celebration of Don’s life will be held in
the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville, and a private burial will
take place at Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill, in the
spring.
Donations in memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer
Society. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family
Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville. Online condolences and
inquiries may be directed to www.whitefamilyfuneralhome.com
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Death notice for the town of: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia
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