For Immediate Release

Press Release

July 2015

Contact: Joseph Yanis 718-596-0100

**Press Release**

Thursday July 09, 2015

Assemblyman Walter T. Mosleys Statement on the Passing of Rev. Dr. Clarence Norman Sr.

It is with a heavy heart that I received news this morning of the passing of Reverend Dr. Clarence

Norman Sr. He was a bulwark of the Crown Heights community and he will be sorely missed by

his congregation at the First Baptist Church of Crown Heights and the many lives he has touched.

My thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones in this most grievous hour.

One of the original members of the First Baptist Church of Crown Heights in 1953, Rev. Dr.

Norman Sr. went on to grow the congregation to more than 2,000 people. Through his career he

was able to impact the lives of so many through his sermons and his work in creating affordable

housing for his community through the Crown Heights Local Development Corporation.

Rev. Dr. Norman Sr. was a highly revered member of the clergy, serving as pastor for over 63

years. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1959 from Bloomfield College in Bloomfield, New

Jersey, a Master of Divinity in 1964, and Doctor of Religion in 1971 from Howard University in

Washington, DC. Rev. Dr. Norman Sr. also attended St. Johns University from 1968-69 for

Graduate Study in Public School Administration and was awarded State Certification as Principal

of Secondary School in 1969.

Let us honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Norman Sr. by continuing his work in creating a better

community for all New Yorkers.

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