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Norm Lockhurst Sports community mourns loss
Wednesday August 20 2008
 
Georgetown’s sporting community is mourning the loss of one of its most dedicated and unabashed supporters after the passing of Norm Lockhurst on Sunday. He was 67.
Lockhurst not only starred as a goaltender for Georgetown Raider intermediate teams in the 1970s, he took on many organizational roles including coach, manager, trainer, announcer and executive member.
Receiving the Georgetown Hockey Heritage Award in 1995, Lockhurst helped found the Georgetown Jr. B Gemini hockey club in 1975 and was involved in both youth hockey and the Norval Industrial Oldtimers.
‘Stormin’ Norman’s springs and summers were devoted to softball and fastpitch in a similarily passionate way as a player and volunteer.
“Norm was a tremendous part of Georgetown’s hockey community and an important part of the town’s social fibre as well,” said Dave Kentner, chair of the Georgetown Hockey Heritage Council.
“He was a superstar goalie who led the Raiders on about a five-year run that was simply outstanding. He retired from playing in 1977 and he could have quit years before then, because he had won everything that there was out there, but he kept playing because he knew the Raiders needed a good goalie.”
 “I guess two of my fondest memories of Georgetown hockey were when the midget squad won two years in a row, and when the Raiders took the Hardy Cup in 1982. That was something to see,” Lockhurst said upon receiving his Georgetown Hockey Heritage Award.
He is survived by son Heath (Sara) and daughter Kristy (Buzz) and four grandchildren, along with brother Herb (Carol). Friends will be received at the J.S. Jones & Son Funeral Home on Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., followed by a memorial service on Friday at the chapel Friday at 11 a.m.