Bill Norrie

William Norrie CM OM QC (January 21, 1929 – July 6, 2012) was the 39th Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and was a onetime Chancellor of the University of Manitoba.^[3] Norrie was also involved in various charities, and once chaired the United Way of Winnipeg's annual campaign.

Bill Norrie CM OM QC
39th Mayor of Winnipeg
In office 1979–1992
Preceded by	Robert Steen
Succeeded by	Susan Thompson
Honorary Consul-General of Japan in Winnipeg
In office 1998–2008
Preceded by	Otto Lang
Succeeded by	Kenneth Zaifman
Personal details
Born	(1929-01-21)January 21, 1929[1] St. Boniface, Manitoba
Died	July 6, 2012(2012-07-06) (aged 83)[2] Winnipeg, Manitoba

In August 1992 Norrie's son Duncan was killed in a plane crash over Nepal. Duncan was honoured by having a street in Winnipeg named after him.^[4][5]

Norrie had been the Honorary Consul-General of Japan in his later years, and he received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, in Spring 2009.^[6]