It has been repeatedly said that “Bob Norman, was one of the kindest and most thoughtful individual one could ever meet.”
Bob’s career started with a job at Shell Oil, and Arabian Oil Company. He came to Moab in 1954 with Delhi Taylor Oil Company. His initial assignment with Delhi Taylor was the drilling of oil and gas wells within Kansas, New Mexico, and Utah. While working in this project he was involved in the drilling, coring, and exploration of every deep potash test holes within Paradox Salt Basin. In 1964 Bob became the manager of minerals for Buttes Gas & Oil Company. He became internationally recognized as an expert on the Salt Facies of the Basin and honored as the US member of the steering committee for the International Conference on Saline deposits sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences – National Research Council. He was responsible for the discovery of the Cane Creek potash deposit and the developmental geology of the Seven Mile and other potash properties.
Bob played a major role in the Grand County Community serving as the Charter member of the following: Moab Rotary Club 1965 and President, 1980-81, Moab Elks, Moab Chamber of Commerce and the Community Baptist Church. Bob served on the following boards of directors in his tenure: Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining, Interstate Oil Compact Commission, Bureau of Land Management, Nuclear Waste Committee, Rotary International, Moab City Councilman, Utah Geological & Mining Survey under Governors Clyde, Rampton & Matheson, Grand County Water Conservancy District, Grand County Economic Development, Governor’s Nuclear Waste Repository Study, and Paradox Basin, Utah. Bob also was instrumental in development of the Moab airport and the small tracts of Kayenta Heights, at age 69 Bob built King World Waterpark for the enjoyment of the Moab community.