Photo caption: Norb Drouhard in front of the Federal Building, Richland, Wash., August 9, 1988. (Tri-City Herald photo)
Norb Drouhard, aka “No More Nukes,” 80, died peacefully in his sleep during the night of April 5, 2005, at the Catholic Worker House in Las Vegas, Nevada. Norb is survived by five children and nine grandchildren.
Following service in the U.S. Army during World War II, Norb farmed for most of his adult life in Kansas and the Columbia Basin of Washington State. After his retirement from farming, Norb became an activist protesting plutonium production at the Hanford Nuclear Site during the Nuclear Freeze campaign of the early 1980s. He later began a nomadic life of peace and social justice activism that took him to various parts of the United States and the world.
Norb took part in protests at the Nevada Test Site, the School of Americas (Fort Benning, Georgia), and other important sites in the military-industrial complex. He participated in major transcontinental peace walks in the United States and transnational walks in Europe — including several in the former Soviet Union, where he lived during the mid-1990s.
No matter where he went, Norb’s friendly outspoken manner, button-bedecked attire, and folksy hand-lettered protest signs often caught the attention of the news media. He was a colorful, caring, and committed crusader for peace, with a strong sense of morality and social justice. His death is a loss to the peace movement that will be felt most acutely by those of us who respected and loved him. http://www.wcpeace.org/activists-1.htm
Was active with vigil at least the last year into 1990. Was one of Michael’s roommates along with April Barang at the Peace House in late 1989. Worked in massage field at the hot springs in Northern CA.
Was one of Michael Kerr’s roommates at Peace House for a few months after 1989 earthquake. Became regular at the vigil. Nancy was the ex of Michael Behring the son of wealthy Ken Behring.