▁States ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Category : C athol ics ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : Con ver ts ▁to ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism ▁from ▁J uda ism ▁Category : Is ra eli – Pal est in ian ▁peace ▁process <0x0A> </s> ▁Charles ▁Re ed ▁Nor ris ▁( A pril ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 5   – ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁politician ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Oregon . ▁ ▁Nor ris ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Pas ad ena , ▁California ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Amer icus , ▁Kansas , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁high ▁school . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁ret irement ▁was ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁U mat illa ▁Army ▁Dep ot ▁in ▁Herm ist on , ▁Oregon . ▁Upon ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁Nor ris ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁real tor ▁and ▁business ▁executive . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Oregon ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁for ▁the ▁ 5 7 th ▁District ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁res iding ▁in ▁Herm ist on . ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁se cur ing ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁Oregon ▁National ▁Guard ▁Arm ory ; ▁a ▁meeting ▁room ▁there ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁In ▁the ▁House ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Water ▁Policy ▁Committee ▁on ▁multiple ▁occasions