the official obit from Bob's family:

Robert Stephen Norman, 61, of Lawrenceville died on Sunday at his
home of metastatic prostate cancer.

Born in New London, CT, he was a Lawrenceville resident since 1994
after living in New York City for 30 years. Bob graduated form
Columbia University in 1969 with a degree in English Literature Bob
had been a copy editor for Business Week Magazine for twenty years,
but his passion and true vocation was music. He was a well-known
singer/songwriter folksinger locally and across the country for over
30 years. From 1970 to 1977, he was editor-in-chief of Sing Out!,
and was on its board until 1990. His CD titles include: Romantic
Nights on the Upper Westside; To the Core; Love, Lust, and Lilacs;
and Time Takin' Man. His music fused varied influences of blues,
country, contemporary folk, and classical guitar writing about topics
ranging from the streets of New York to local life in Lawrenceville.

Son of the late Victor and Francis (Sharaf) Norman and brother of the
late Jon Norman, he is survived by his wife Clara Haignere, his son
Samuel Norman-Haignere, his nephew Daniel Norman, and his nieces:
Forest Cattich and Martina Norman Botinelli.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11 AM at Poulson & Van
Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville. Burial
will be in the Lawrenceville Cemetery. The family extends an
invitation to friends to come to their home at K18 Shirley Lane,
Lawrenceville after the burial. A memorial service will be held on
May 17th at a time and place to be determined.

In lieu of flowers, please tax-deductible donations can be made to
Sing Out! Magazine (P.O. Box 5460 Bethlehem PA 18015) or to the
Westminster Conservatory Young Artist's Program. Check should include
a note that it is for the Young Artist's Program in Memory of Bob
Norman to Westminster Conservatory, Attn Sandra Franc, 101 Walnut
Lane, Princeton NJ 08540.