Matthew White Norman, age 91, passed away on September 27th, 2022, in Raleigh, NC.

“Matt White” is survived by family members; his daughter, Addie Patuto and her husband Matt Patuto, his son Julius Wood Norman, and Woody’s wife Lee Chen-Norman, and his grandsons Zachary Li Norman and Perry Chen Norman. He was the husband of Julia Demaree for 19 years, and was very close to his many cousins especially Noel Baucom, Wynne McLean, Richard Norman, Bob Norman, Jan Orgain, Ben Baucom and family, and many others in Eastern NC and Virginia.

He served in the Army, attended Duke and Georgetown Universities, and achieved an MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill. He was the Computer Systems Director for both the UNC medical school hospital and the University of Iowa, where he designed the first interactive clinical hospital information system in the USA. Fluent in Arabic, he spent several years in Kuwait. He earned a second Master’s degree in Architecture from NC State University, where he made lifelong friends of all ages.

A Southern gentleman and renaissance man from Plymouth, NC, he returned to his roots retiring in Nags Head, NC. At his beach cottage, Native’s Return, he started a new chapter as a painter and designer. Examples of his painting and past projects can be found at Norman Studio.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to NC Art Museum. A memorial will be held in the coming months, please email dearaddie@gmail.com if interested in participating.

Portrait of Matthew Norman by his son Woody for his 90th birthday.