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| place_of_death =Pensacola, Florida
| occupation =Restaurant supply entrepreneur
| religion =[[Wikipedia:Judaism|Jewish]]
| spouse =[[Carla Willenzik]]
| parents =[[William Willenzik|William]] and [[Helen Willenzik]]
| children =[[Nancy Haller]]<br>[[Richard Willenzik]]<br>[[Jan Lefkowitz]]<br>[[Marcy Friedman]]<br>[[Howard Johl Willenzik|"Hojo" Willenzik]]
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'''Norman Willenzik''' ([[1928]]-[[1990]]) was a Pensacola businessman who co-owned the [[Pensacola Restaurant Supply Company]], or Penko, located in the [[Lewis Bear Building|Lewis Bear]] and [[Willko Building]]s on [[Palafox Place]] at [[Main Street|Main]]. The company also included was founded by Norman's father and brother, [[William Willenzik|William]] and [[Oscar S. Willenzik|Oscar]], respectively. Company employees also included Willenzik's wife, [[Carla Willenzik|Carla]], and sister-in-law, [[Ethel Willenzik|Ethel]]. Raised in Pensacola, Willenzik graduated from [[Pensacola High School]] in 1946, in the same class as friend and future governor, [[Wikipedia:Reubin O'Donovan Askew|Reubin Askew]]. He worked at Penko from 1948 to November 1950, when he was drafted into the [[Wikipedia:United States Army|army]]. He served at [[Wikipedia:Fort Jackson (South Carolina)|Fort Jackson]] from 1950 to November 1952, during which he married Carla. From November 1952 onward he worked at Penko, receiving a third of the ownership, while his brother and father also each had a third. Willenzik was a member of [[B'nai Israel Synagogue]], former chairman of the [[Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce]]'s tourism committee, former president of the [[Downtown Rotary Club]] from 1988-1989, and was named a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow.
On [[March 26]], [[1990]], Willenzik passed away from a heart attack at age 61 in Pensacola.
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