Norman Peter Chesler, Sr.

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Norman Peter Chesler, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: City of Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
Death: August 15, 2001 (84)
Los Altos, Santa Clara County, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Isidor (Jerry) Tobias Chesler and Bella (Belle) Weinstock Chesler
Husband of Ella (Russie) Rust Chesler
Father of Peter Chesler and Private
Brother of Elinor Rose Smathers

Managed by: Jill Chesler
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About Norman Peter Chesler, Sr.

The story Norman always told us was that he was named after Norman Rockwell because his parents could not agree on a name, and when Belle was in the hospital (after she gave birth) she was looking at the Saturday Evening Post with a cover by Rockwell. Voila!

Norman majored in Industrial Relations at Wharton (U of Penn) and after five years in the army he took a job at Lord and Taylor in New York and began his lifelong career in retailing (almost 40 years at I Magnin and Co.) . He became Store Manager in Palo Alto, then Beverly Hills, Merchandise Manager, Vice President of Stores for Merchandising, Vice President of Marketing and Special Projects.

He worked for a number of years as Senior Ombudsman to (then) Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi.

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Norman Peter Chesler, Sr.'s Timeline

1917
April 7, 1917
City of Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
1920
1920
Age 2
Berkeley, Alameda, California
1941
January 31, 1941
Age 23
Trenton, New Jersey
2001
August 15, 2001
Age 84
Los Altos, Santa Clara County, California, United States
2001
Age 83
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Monmouth, New Jersey