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Madalynne Helen King Norick
29 Jan 1922 – 18 Feb 2009
| Birth | 29 Jan 1922 |
| Death | 18 Feb 2009 |
| Cemetery | Rose Hill Burial Park Oklahoma City , Oklahoma County , Oklahoma , USA |
| Added by | TimelessSpirits on 20 May 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63205160 |
Bio
Madalynne Helen King was born January 29, 1922, in Oklahoma City, daughter of Gail Foster King (1897-1980) and Goldie Helen Cadwallader (1896-1978). Madalynne had one brother, Jack King. On May 27, 1940, in Purcell, Oklahoma (McClain County), Madalynne married James Henry Norick, who was born January 23, 1920 in Oklahoma City, son of Henry Calvin Norick and Ruth Coleman. Madalynne and James had two children, Ronald James and Vickie Lynne. Obituary, The Oklahoman, February 21, 2009 Madalynne King Norick was born January 29, 1922 in Oklahoma City, to Gail & Helen King. She passed away February 18, 2009. Madalynne attended Oklahoma City Public Schools, graduating from Classen High School. She married James H. Norick in 1940. They have two children, Ron & Vickie. Together, they hosted 19 international students living in their home anywhere from 3 months to 3 1/2 years. Always an entrepreneur, she had many diversified business endeavors over the years. They ranged from shops at Frontier City to gift shops in malls and state lodges, from wildflower seeds to leasing farmland for wheat production, and from furniture liquidation to her lifelong fascination with art. The Norick Art Center at Oklahoma City University became a reality after Madalynne took art classes at Oklahoma City University in a leaky building that was a former military barracks. She was an accomplished artist (having studied in Oklahoma, Arizona and in Europe) who loved to paint and studied painting into her mid 80's. Over the years she has shown her work at the Norick Art Center, located on the Oklahoma City University campus and has used those proceeds to help expand the art school and provide student scholarships. Madalynne was very generous with her art and was always willing to give away her paintings to her many friends and family members. Madalynne belonged to and actively participated in many civic organizations and was the recipient of numerous awards. Records of Madalynne Norick's service to the American Red Cross go back to 1957 when she began working in the Motor Corp. Through the years she has served on the Board of Directors as Chair of Volunteers, Disaster Chair, and as a committee member for Service to Armed Forces. In her 52 years of service to the Red Cross, she has assisted in many disaster relief efforts which include: Working at the National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. during the riots after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; working at the DR 670 Headquarters answering over 10,000 letters from children across the nation after the Oklahoma City bombing; volunteering in the phone banks during the Alaskan earthquakes; working in San Francisco after the great San Francisco earthquake; volunteering during the May 1998 and May 2002 Oklahoma City tornadoes; and registering over 800 families during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Due to her dedication to serving others, on March 10, 2006, the American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma awarded Mrs. Norick the first Madalynne Norick Lifetime Achievement Award which is given annually to a dedicated Red Cross Volunteer and in honor of Mrs. Norick's lifetime of service. She had the unique distinction of being married to James H. Norick, a Mayor of Oklahoma City and, being the mother of another Mayor of Oklahoma City, Ronald J. Norick. Madalynne was preceded in death by her father & mother, Gail & Helen King; and her brother, Jack King. She is survived by her husband, James H. Norick; son, Ronald J. Norick and his wife, Kandy; daughter, Vickie Norick; four grandchildren, Allyson Norick, Lance Norick & his wife, Darcey; Nicholas Koumaris & his wife, Tasha; and Alex Koumaris & his wife, Angie. She is also survived by two great grand-children, Emily Frosaker & Caroline Waldron and step grandson, Kelly McLaughlin and his wife, Jennifer. The family would like to thank Autumn-Bridge Hospice and the Home Care Providers: Barbara, Nicole, Marie, Emilee, Kathryn and Bethany. The visitation room will be open from 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., on Friday, February 20, at Hahn-Cook Street & Draper. Services will be 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, February 21, at Nichols Hills United Methodist Church (Grand Blvd. and Bedford Drive). In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: The Scholarship Fund at the Norick Art Center at Oklahoma City University, 2501 N. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106 or to: The American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma, 601 NE 6th St., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104-6209.
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