BLAIS, NORMAND (NORM) CONRAD Age 87, died in Albuquerque on April 27, 2013, from complications from pneumonia. Born January 4, 1926, in Springfield, Massachusetts to Joseph and Rosina Blais, Norm was an only child. Norm served in the United States Army with the 1269th Combat Engineering Battalion as a T4 from 1943 to 1946 fighting in the European Theater. Norm was honorably discharged in February 1946. Following his service, Norm received his Bachelors of Science from Union College and his Doctorate at Yale in the field of Physics. Norm worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory until his retirement in 1991. His pioneering work included the first ever computer simulation of a real experiment in chemical dynamics in 1962. Norm published nearly 90 papers and articles in prestigious science journals and symposiums. Norm worked as visiting scientist program until he was 75. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Carmy and his three children: Ellen Louise Gibson and her husband Rex of Wiggins, Colorado, Mark Joseph Blais and his wife Benita of Albuquerque, and Neil Curtis Blais and his wife Destin of Little Elm, Texas. He has three grand children Crystal and Brian Gibson, and Nash Blais (Neil’s son). Per Norm’s request, he is being cremated and being placed privately with only immediate family present and no services. He was a loving husband, terrific father, and loved learning of nature. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you make a contribution in Normand’s name to your favorite charity.
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