Place of birth

Topeka, Kansas

Occupation

Retired colonel with the U.S. Air Force, engineer, attorney, former general counsel of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

Military service

Volunteered for military service at age 17, flew 35 bombing missions over Nazi Germany as pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress, received two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Purple Heart Medal, the Air Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Presidential Unit Citation

Awards

Charles E. Dunbar Career Service Award, the most outstanding transportation attorney in the nation

Family

Wife of 63 years, Margaret Vaughan Sisson; two sons, Norman Lee Sisson Jr. and Robert Vaughan Sisson; grandchildren, Brad Sisson, Ryan Sisson, Kelly Sisson, Hallie Delaney, Aaron Sisson, Megan Romano, and Alina Portz; great-grandchildren, Sebastian Sisson, Brian Sisson, Reagan Sisson, Finnon Delaney, Talulah Delaney, and Sarah Kate Sisson

Hobbies

Photography, reading and learning about astronomy, history, and archaeology, especially military history and biblical archaeology

Community involvement

Member of Broadmoor United Methodist Church, served on the board of supervisors, on many committees, and as a Sunday school teacher, served as assistant director for the local High School Campus Crusade for Christ, as charter president of the Broadmoor High School Athletic Boosters Club, as assistant scoutmaster, as sponsor, manager, and assistant coach for neighborhood softball and basketball teams, and as a leader in the annual March of Dimes Campaign

Preceded in death by

Parents, Earl and Florence Sisson; brothers, Fred, Bobby, and Jerry; sisters, Jane and Betty; and a son, Jon Jeffery Sisson

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