	{"id":128690,"date":"2024-02-22T12:10:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T01:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=128690"},"modified":"2024-02-22T12:08:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T01:08:48","slug":"local-legend-to-be-remembered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/local-legend-to-be-remembered\/","title":{"rendered":"Local legend to be remembered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NORMAN Stanley Browning, a beloved member of the Torquay community, will be remembered tomorrow (Friday, February 23) in a memorial service at the Torquay Football Netball Club.<\/p>\n<p>Norm passed away suddenly on Thursday last week at the age of 76.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his wife, Sandra, and children, Nigel and Lainie.<\/p>\n<p>Norm moved to Torquay in 1964 at the age of 17 with his family.<\/p>\n<p>He quickly joined the Torquay Football Club, eventually becoming a club committee member.<\/p>\n<p>During his time on the committee, he was instrumental in making the organisation a sporting club, bringing together its previously separated football and cricket factions.<\/p>\n<p>His wife, Sandra, also played an integral role, helping with the club&#8217;s weekly Thursday night dinners.<\/p>\n<p>This influence flowed through to Nigel and Lainie who played football and netball with the club, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Initially a bricklayer by trade, Norm owned a menswear store in Torquay from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.<\/p>\n<p>The memorial service will be held at the Torquay Football Netball Club \u2013 McCartney Oval \u2013 at 1A Geelong Road, Torquay today at 2pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NORMAN Stanley Browning, a beloved member of the Torquay community, will be remembered tomorrow (Friday, February 23) in a memorial service at the Torquay Football Netball Club. 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