Bill Norris became a friend about 30 years ago. I was to pass my instructors course under Bill's supervision in around 1980. Bill used to encourage me when I was competing in shows. I remember watching Bill full squat a huge weight in front of 500 people, and win the best squat for the over 70s at a London show. ( Can't remember the weight, if any body has the facts, please let me know, so i can record it here). Years latter when Bill was nearly 90 years old, I remember speaking to him on the phone. I asked Bill if he was still training, Bill said that he had recently stopped training. Bill and I went on to talk about our faith in Jesus, Bill told me how he had been born again of God's Holy Spirit a number of years ago. We praise Jesus together. Bill clearly loved God. It was the last conversation we had, the next time I tried to contact Bill, I was told that Bill had died. I was saddened. The world has lost a great man. I thought to myself, Bill's not dead, Bill was alive in Jesus, saved, washed in the sinless blood of Jesus that Jesus shed at Calvary. Bills faith was in his risen Lord, Bill had simply fallen asleep in Jesus, and now serves Jesus face to face. I know that it was Bill's desire to see all men and women come to faith in Jesus, have their sins forgiven, and to end up in Heaven with him. Written by Stan of Stan's Gym Upminster.