Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris
1940 ~ 2007
Chuck Will Be Missed
Carlos Ray “Chuck” Norris, 66, passed away suddenly from a heart attack on February 13, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.
“Chuck” was born March 10, 1940 in Ryan, Oklahoma.
He was an American martial artist, a Hollywood actor, an internet phenomenon and is best known for playing Cordell Walker on “Walker, Texas Ranger.” He was very proud of his Native American heritage, which he frequently referred to on the hit show “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
He married Diane Holechek soon after high school. They had two sons and a daughter: Mike, Dina and Eric. They were later divorced in 1988 and Norris got married again in 1998 to Gena O’Kelley. They had twins in 2001, a girl and a boy: Danilee Kelley Norris and Dakota Alan Norris. According to Wikipedia, Norris was always a very loving family man. Norris’s son Mike said of his father, “Dad never had a lot of love growing up, but he has given me and my brother all that he should have had in multiples.”
Norris was an outspoken Christian, and the author of several Christian books, such as The Justice Riders. He influenced many lives by promoting Bible study and prayer in public schools.
He created the martial art Chun Kuk Do. Throughout his karate career he earned several awards. On July 1, 2000 he was presented the Golden Lifetime Achievement Award by the World Karate Union Hall of Fame.
He is survived by his wife Gena O’Kelley and all of his children: Mike, Dina, Eric, Danilee, Dakota, and several extended family members.
Funeral services are pending, but condolences can be shared with the family at: http://www.inlovingmemoryof/chuck.com.
5 comments:
Heather, wow! You did an amazing job, you covered some awesome information and let your audience know about the life of the person, not just the death! The only thing I saw was that in the text it mentioned not to use the word "suddenly" when refering to the death. Other than that, Awesome!
Great job Heather! You had a lot of facts and informatiob about good ol' chuck Norris! The obituary had all the W's and it sounded really good!
Good job. I like the way you titled your post. The facts you found out were good too.
I could tell in the first paragraph that yours was way better than mine. Haha. Tell the fam I said hey!
good job Heather! you picked some nice facts about his life! I also really liked the quote, it made it really personal! the who, what, where, when, and how were all there at the beginning! Nice work!
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